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Chinese
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monarch; lord; gentleman monarch; lord; gentleman; ruler |
king; Wang (proper name)
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simp. and trad.
(君王)
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君
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王
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Pronunciation
| Baxter–Sagart system 1.1 (2014)
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| Character
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君
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王
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| Reading #
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1/1
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1/2
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Modern
Beijing
(Pinyin)
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jūn
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wáng
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Middle
Chinese
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‹ kjun ›
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‹ hjwang ›
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Old
Chinese
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/*C.qur/
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/*ɢʷaŋ/
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| English
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lord; ruler
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king
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Notes for Old Chinese notations in the Baxter–Sagart system:
* Parentheses "()" indicate uncertain presence;
* Square brackets "" indicate uncertain identity, e.g. * as coda may in fact be *-t or *-p;
* Angle brackets "<>" indicate infix;
* Hyphen "-" indicates morpheme boundary;
* Period "." indicates syllable boundary.
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| Zhengzhang system (2003)
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| Character
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君
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王
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| Reading #
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1/1
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1/2
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| No.
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7289
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12742
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Phonetic
component
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君
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王
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Rime
group
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文
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陽
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Rime
subdivision
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2
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0
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Corresponding
MC rime
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君
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王
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Old
Chinese
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/*klun/
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/*ɢʷaŋ/
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Noun
君王
- king; emperor; monarch; sovereign; His Majesty
君王討敝邑之罪，又矜而赦之，師與，有無名乎？ [Classical Chinese, trad.]
君王讨敝邑之罪，又矜而赦之，师与，有无名乎？ [Classical Chinese, simp.]- From: The Book of Rites, c. 4th – 2nd century BCE
- Jūnwáng tǎo bìyì zhī zuì, yòu jīn ér shè zhī, shī yǔ, yǒuwú míng hū?
- O ruler and king, ye came and punished the offences of our poor state. If the result of the campaign be that ye now pity and forgive it, will the campaign be without its (proper) name?
君王掩面救不得 [Literary Chinese, trad. and simp.]- From: 806 CE, Bai Juyi, Song of Everlasting Regret
- jūnwáng yǎn miàn jiù bùdé
- His Majesty covered his face, for he could not save her.
Usage notes
Used in feudal times as a term of respect.
Synonyms
- 乘輿 / 乘舆 (literary, figurative)
- 人主 (rénzhǔ) (literary)
- 人君 (rénjūn) (literary)
- 人王 (rénwáng)
- 元首 (yuánshǒu)
- 君上 (jūnshàng) (literary)
- 君主 (jūnzhǔ)
- 君父 (jūnfù) (literary)
- 國君 / 国君 (guójūn)
- 國家 / 国家 (guójiā) (Classical Chinese)
- 大聖 / 大圣 (dàshèng) (literary)
- 大駕 / 大驾 (dàjià)
- 天子 (Son of Heaven)
- 官家 (guānjiā) (archaic)
- 帝王 (dìwáng)
- 皇帝 (huángdì)
- 皇辟 (huángbì) (archaic, Son of Heaven)