Yuè Wáng Gōu Jiàn

Traditional: 越王勾踐

越王勾践 (Yuè Wáng Gōu Jiàn) is a Chinese word meaning “King Gou Jian of Yue (c. 470 BC), sometimes considered one of the Five Hegemons 春秋五霸”.

Meanings

  1. 1King Gou Jian of Yue (c. 470 BC), sometimes considered one of the Five Hegemons 春秋五霸

Characters in 越王勾践

越yuè · to exceed王wáng · king or monarch勾gōu · to attract践jiàn · to fulfill (a promise)

Related words

越to exceed越generic word for peoples or states of south China or south Asia at different historical periods越来越more and more王king or monarch王(literary) (of a monarch) to reign over (a kingdom)王surname Wang国王king女王queen王子prince王八softshell turtle穿越to pass through超越to surpass; to exceed; to transcend

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