王者 (wáng zhě) — king, sovereign, emperor

Definition

noun

kingsovereignemperor

Measure word · 位

，王者。
Zài gǔ dài, wáng zhě tǒng zhì zhe zhěng gè guó jiā.
In ancient times, the king ruled the entire country.
王者。
Zhè chǎng zhàn zhēng jué dìng le shuí shì zuì zhōng de wáng zhě.
This war decided who would be the ultimate sovereign.
王者。
wáng zhě De wēi yán bù róng tiǎo zhàn.
The king's majesty is not to be challenged.

Derived word

构词法gòucífǎ

后缀hòuzhuìSuffix

A fixed syllable at the end that turns the word into a noun, a person, a place or the like.

者zhěperson/one

王 means king, and 者 denotes a person, so the word names a sovereign.

Characters in this word

A drawing of the thing itself, worn down over three thousand years into a few strokes.

The shape of 王 comes from a picture of a ritual axe, an object kept near a throne and connected with royal power.

A drawing of the thing itself, worn down over three thousand years into a few strokes.

The form 者 originally drew a sugarcane with full stems, small points around it, and an open smiling mouth at the bottom.

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