wàng

prosper

Phonosemantic compound. represents the meaning and represents the sound.

Components
日 meaning component

  Meaning component

  

sun

王 sound component

  Sound component

wángwàng

  

king

Evolution

旺 Seal script Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)

Seal script

Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
旺 Regular script Modern

Regular script

Modern
Definitions

 

wàng

prosper; prosperous; increase; flourishing; (of flowers) blooming; (of fire) roaring

Most common words with 旺
Freq.
Word
Meaning

prosperous

旺盛

vigorous

旺季

busy season

卢旺达

Rwanda

兴旺

prosperous