Chinese symbol for “king”
国王
guó wáng
Traditional: 國王
king
The closest CC-CEDICT match for king is 国王 (guó wáng), defined as: king.
Before using these characters for a tattoo, check them with a native speaker. Dictionary words often have several meanings, and the right choice depends on context.
Characters and stroke order
Traditional forms
Other Chinese words for “king”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 大王 | dà wáng | king; magnate |
| 王者 | wáng zhě | king; emperor; (fig.) the best; champion |
| 大圣 (大聖) | dà shèng | great sage; mahatma |
| 辟 | bì | (literary) king; monarch; (literary) (of a sovereign) to summon to official service |
| 扛把子 | káng bǎ zi | (argot) gang leader; (fig.) king; the best |
Related words
Other words that share a character with 国王.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 国家 (國家) | guó jiā | country; nation; state |
| 国际 (國際) | guó jì | international |
| 全国 (全國) | quán guó | whole nation; nationwide |
| 国内 (國內) | guó nèi | domestic; internal (to a country) |
| 我国 (我國) | wǒ guó | my country; our country |
| 外国 (外國) | wài guó | foreign country |
| 王国 (王國) | wáng guó | kingdom; realm |
| 女王 | nǚ wáng | queen |
See also: Japanese symbol for “king”.
Data: CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0); Unihan Database (Unicode License v3); Make Me a Hanzi (Arphic Public License (graphics.txt); LGPL-3.0-or-later (dictionary.txt)); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.