wàng

王

Character · Verb

rule as monarch

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Meanings

1 sense · 5 examples
1.

verb

to rule the empire as monarch

archaic

A classical Chinese usage referring to a monarch holding sovereign power over the entire realm.

Zhōu周
Wén文
Wáng王
wàng王
tiān天
xià下
 ,
diàn奠
dìng定
le了
Zhōu周
cháo朝
de的
jī基
chǔ础
 。

King Wen of Zhou ruled the empire and laid the foundation of the Zhou Dynasty.

Gǔ古
dài代
dì帝
wáng王
tōng通
guò过
lǐ礼
zhì制
lái来
wàng王
tiān天
xià下
 。

Ancient emperors ruled their empires through ritual and etiquette.

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Shāng商
Tāng汤
wàng王
tiān天
xià下
 ,
tuī推
fān翻
le了
Xià夏
cháo朝
de的
tǒng统
zhì治
 。

Tang of Shang overthrew the Xia Dynasty and ruled the empire.

Zài在
rú儒
jiā家
sī思
xiǎng想
zhōng中
 ,
rén仁
dé德
de的
jūn君
zhǔ主
cái才
néng能
wàng王
tiān天
xià下
 。

In Confucian thought, only a benevolent monarch can rule the empire.

Chūn春
qiū秋
shí时
qī期
 ,
zhū诸
hóu侯
fēn纷
fēn纷
xiǎng想
yào要
wàng王
tiān天
xià下
 。

During the Spring and Autumn Period, feudal lords vied to rule the entire empire.