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- King Jie, the final ruler of the Xia dynasty (until c. 1600 BC), a notoriously cruel and immoral tyrant
- to win the championship
- (of an emperor) to bestow the title of king on a subject
Trad. 貓王
- Elvis Presley (1935-1977), US pop singer and film star
- transliterated as 埃爾維斯·普雷斯利|埃尔维斯·普雷斯利[Ai1 er3 wei2 si1 · Pu3 lei2 si1 li4]
- Poseidon, Greek god of the sea
- Neptune, Roman god of the sea
- Aquaman, DC comic book superhero
- (slang) womanizer
- player
Trad. 闖王
- Chuangwang or Roaming King, adopted name of late Ming peasant rebel leader Li Zicheng 李自成 (1605-1645)
- to serve the king diligently
- to save the country in times of danger
- to send troops to rescue the king
- Wang Dan (1969-), Chinese dissident, one of the leaders of the Beijing student democracy movement of 1989
- Wang Wu, name for an unspecified person, third of a series of three: 張三|张三[Zhang1 San1], 李四[Li3 Si4], 王五 Tom, Dick and Harry
- Wang Pi (-c. 806), Tang dynasty chancellor and a leader of failed Yongzhen reform 永貞革新|永贞革新 of 805
- Wang Bo (650-676), one of the Four Great Poets of the Early Tang 初唐四傑|初唐四杰[Chu1 Tang2 Si4 jie2]
- Sun Wukong, the Monkey King, character with supernatural powers in the novel Journey to the West 西遊記|西游记[Xi1 you2 Ji4]
Trad. 王導
- Wang Dao (276-339), powerful official of Jin dynasty and brother of general Wang Dun 王敦, regent of Jin from 325
- Wang Dun (266-324), powerful general of Jin dynasty and brother of civil official Wang Dao 王導|王导, subsequently rebellious warlord 322-324
- Wang Ming (1904-1974), Soviet-trained Chinese communist, Comintern and Soviet stooge and left adventurist in the 1930s, fell out with Mao and moved to Soviet Union from 1956
- Wang Yi (1953-), PRC foreign minister (2013-) and state councilor (2018-)
- the law
- the law of the land
- the law of a state (in former times)
- criterion
- both jokers, the unbeatable play in the card game "dou dizhu" 鬥地主|斗地主[dou4 di4 zhu3]
- (fig.) powerful move that stuns everyone; a total game-changer
- (card games) trump card
- (fig.) ace; star player; top performer; best asset; secret weapon
- Wang Meng (325-375), prime minister to Fu Jian 苻堅|苻坚[Fu2 Jian1] of Former Qin 前秦[Qian2 Qin2]
Trad. 王碼
- Wang code, same as 五筆字型|五笔字型[wu3 bi3 zi4 xing2], five stroke input method for Chinese characters by numbered strokes, invented by Wang Yongmin 王永民[Wang2 Yong3 min2] in 1983
- Wang Can (177-217), poet, generally regarded as the most brilliant of "the seven masters of Jian'an" 建安[Jian4 an1]
Trad. 王肅
- Wang Su (c. 195-256), classical scholar of Cao Wei dynasty, believed to have forged several classical texts
- Wang Mang (45 BC-23 AD), usurped power and reigned 9-23 between the former and later Han
- the Way of the King
- statecraft
- benevolent rule
- virtuous as opposed to the Way of Hegemon 霸道
- emperor
- god
- Hong Xiuquan's self-proclaimed title
- see also 洪秀全[Hong2 Xiu4 quan2]
Trad. 閻王
- (Buddhism) Yama, the King of Hell
- (fig.) cruel and tyrannical person
- Herod the Great (73 BC - 4 BC), Roman-appointed king of Judea (37-4 BC)
Trad. 馬王堆
- Mawangdui in Changsha, Hunan, a recent Han dynasty archaeological site
Trad. 商紂王
- King Zhou of Shang (11th century BC), notorious as a cruel tyrant
- King You of Zhou (795-771 BC), last king of Western Zhou 西周[Xi1 Zhou1]
- King Cheng of Zhou (1055-1021 BC), reigned 1042-1021 BC as the 2nd king of Western Zhou 西周[Xi1 Zhou1], son of King Wu of Zhou 周武王[Zhou1 Wu3 wang2]
- King Wen of Zhou state (c. 1152-1056 BC), reigned c. 1099-1056 BC as king of Zhou state, leading figure in building the subsequent Western Zhou dynasty, father of King Wu of Zhou 周武王[Zhou1 Wu3 wang2] the first Zhou dynasty king
Trad. 滕王閣
- Tengwang Tower in Nanchang, Jiangxi
- one of three famous pagodas in China along with Yueyang Tower 岳陽樓|岳阳楼[Yue4 yang2 Lou2] in Yueyang, north Hunan, and Yellow Crane Tower 黃鶴樓|黄鹤楼[Huang2 he4 Lou2] in Wuhan, Hubei
- King Wu of Zhou (-1043), personal name Ji Fa 姬發|姬发, reigned 1046-1043 BC as first king of Western Zhou dynasty 1046-1043 BC
Trad. 東王公
- Mu Kung or Tung Wang Kung, God of the Immortals (Taoism)
Trad. 駱賓王
- Luo Binwang (640-684), one of Four Great Poets of the Early Tang 初唐四傑|初唐四杰[Chu1 Tang2 Si4 jie2]
Trad. 闖王陵
- mausoleum to the late-Ming peasant rebel leader Li Zicheng 李自成[Li3 Ze4 cheng2], nicknamed Dashing King 闖王|闯王[Chuang3 Wang2]
- King Mu, fifth king of Zhou, said to have lived to 105 and reigned 976-922 BC or 1001-947 BC, rich in associated mythology
Trad. 壽王墳
- Shouwangfen town, in Chengde 承德市[Cheng2 de2 shi4], Hebei
- Wang Shichong (-621), general of late Sui and opponent of early Tang
- Wang Xianzhi, peasant leader during Huang Chao peasant uprising 黃巢起義|黄巢起义 875-884 in late Tang
Trad. 轉輪王
- Chakravarti raja (Sanskrit: King of Kings)
- emperor in Hindu mythology
- Wang Lixiong (1953-), Chinese writer, author of Yellow Peril 黃禍|黄祸[Huang2 huo4]
Trad. 王勵勤
- Wang Liqin (1978-), former PRC table tennis player, Olympic medalist
- Wang Shuwen (735-806), famous Tang dynasty scholar, Go player and politician, a leader of failed Yongzhen Reform 永貞革新|永贞革新[Yong3 zhen1 Ge2 xin1] of 805
- Wang Fuzhi (1619-1692), wide-ranging scholar of the Ming-Qing transition
Trad. 楚懷王
- King Huai of Chu (reigned 328-299 BC)
- later King Huai of Chu (reigned 208-205 BC)
- Wang Anshi (1021-1086), Song dynasty politician and writer, one of the Eight Giants 唐宋八大家
Trad. 楚莊王
- King Zhuang of Chu (reigned 613-591 BC), one of the Five Hegemons 春秋五霸
Trad. 王實甫
- Wang Shifu (fl. 1295-1307), author of Romance of the West Chamber 西廂記|西厢记
Trad. 王岱輿
- Wang Daiyu (1584-1670), Hui Islamic scholar of the Ming-Qing transition
- Wang Ximeng (c. 1096-c. 1119), Song artist, probably teenage prodigy who died young, painter of Thousand Miles of Landscape 千里江山
- Wangfujing, a shopping district in Beijing, known for its pedestrian street, luxury brands, traditional stores and vibrant food markets
Trad. 顧野王
- Gu Yewang (519-581), historian and an interpreter of classical texts, editor of Yupian 玉篇[Yu4 pian1]
- Wang Zhaojun (52-19 BC), famous beauty at the court of Han emperor Yuan 漢元帝|汉元帝[Han4 Yuan2 di4], one of the four legendary beauties 四大美女[si4 da4 mei3 nu:3]
- Xia dynasty, unconfirmed but placed at c. 2070-c. 1600 BC
Trad. 王欽若
- Wang Qinruo (962-1025), Northern Song dynasty official
- Wang Yongmin (1943-), inventor of the five stroke input method 五筆輸入法|五笔输入法[wu3 bi3 shu1 ru4 fa3]
Trad. 王益區
- Wangyi District of Tongchuan City 銅川市|铜川市[Tong2 chuan1 Shi4], Shaanxi
Trad. 王義夫
- Wang Yifu (1960-), male PRC pistol shooter and Olympic medalist
- Wang Xizhi (303-361), famous calligrapher of Eastern Jin, known as the sage of calligraphy 書聖|书圣
- Ashoka (304-232 BC), Indian emperor of the Maurya Dynasty 孔雀王朝[Kong3 que4 Wang2 chao2], ruled 273-232 BC
Trad. 王軍霞
- Wang Junxia (1973-), Chinese long-distance runner
Trad. 王陽明
- Wang Yangming (1472-1529), Ming dynasty Neo-Confucian philosopher, influential in the School of Mind 心學|心学[xin1 xue2]
Trad. 李爾王
- King Lear, 1605 tragedy by William Shakespeare 莎士比亞|莎士比亚
- Xi Wangmu, Queen Mother of the West, keeper of the peaches of immortality
- popularly known as 王母娘娘
Trad. 見閻王
- (coll.) to meet one's maker; to kick the bucket; to die
- Siziwang banner or Dörvön-xüüxed khoshuu in Ulaanchab 烏蘭察布|乌兰察布[Wu1 lan2 cha2 bu4], Inner Mongolia
Trad. 街頭霸王
- Street Fighter (video game series)
Trad. 越王勾踐
- King Gou Jian of Yue (c. 470 BC), sometimes considered one of the Five Hegemons 春秋五霸
Trad. 武王伐紂
- King Wu of Zhou 周武王[Zhou1 Wu3 wang2] overthrows tyrant Zhou of Shang 商紂王|商纣王[Shang1 Zhou4 wang2]
- Bagan (Pagan) Dynasty of Myanmar (Burma), 1044-1287
Trad. 鐵帽子王
- iron-cap prince in the Qing dynasty whose title can be passed on to subsequent generations without alteration
- King Huiwen of Qin 秦國|秦国, ruled 338-311 BC during the Warring States Period
Trad. 張王李趙
- (idiom) any Tom, Dick or Harry; anyone
Trad. 荷蘭王國
- Koninkrijk der Nederlanden
- Kingdom of the Netherlands
Trad. 趙惠文王
- King Huiwen of Zhao 趙國|赵国, reigned 298-266 BC during the Warring States Period
- cowherb (Vaccaria segetalis)
- cowherb seeds (used in TCM)
Trad. 新羅王朝
- Silla, Korean kingdom 57 BC-935 AD
- one of the Korean Three Kingdoms from 1st century AD, defeating its rivals Paikche 百濟|百济[Bai3 ji4] and Koguryo 高句麗|高句丽[Gao1 gou1 li2] around 660 in alliance with Tang China
- unified Silla 658-935
Trad. 白馬王子
- a Prince Charming; the man of one's dreams
Trad. 轉輪聖王
- Chakravarti raja (Sanskrit: King of Kings)
- emperor in Hindu mythology