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王 wáng — “king”

How to write and say the Chinese character 王 (wáng), which means king — with stroke order, audio, its story, and an example sentence. Theme: Family & people.

Pinyin · 拼音 wáng
Meaning · 意思 king
Strokes · 笔画 4
Radical · 部首 王 (king)
Hear it · 听发音
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Stroke order笔顺

王 is written with 4 strokes, in this order (the red stroke is the one being added):

The story behind it字源小故事

Picture it: a man 十 bridging heaven and earth (both 一).

A common word常用词

国guó王wáng

king

Example sentence例句

国guó王wáng住zhù在zài城chéng堡bǎo里lǐ。

The king lives in a castle.

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