Dong Chinese dictionary

wáng, wàng

king

Pictograph of an axe head, used as a symbol of the king's military authority.

Evolution

Oracle script

(~1250-1000 BC)

Bronze script

Late Shang dynasty (~1100 BC)

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)

Clerical script

Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)

Regular script

Modern

Definitions

wáng

king, ruler; royal; surname; king or monarch; best or strongest of its type; grand; great

Wáng

surname Wang

wàng

to rule; to reign over

Most common words with 王

Component uses

Meaning component in 85 characters (1 verified)

Sound component in 6 characters (2 verified)

Iconic component in 3 characters (3 verified)

Sources

季旭昇《說文新證》p.52