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楚庄王

Chǔ Zhuāng wángdictionary entry
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
King Zhuang of Chu (reigned 613-591 BC), one of the Five Hegemons 春秋五霸
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Reference definitions: CC-CEDICT contributors and MDBG, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source release 2026-10-27T01:55:52Z. Imported 2026-10-27. Definition wording and meaning order are retained. Recognized pronunciation references are displayed with tone marks; the original source record is available below.

Source record: cd-25502a640fa36277. Source SHA-256: bbc4b27f26bee1a262f4d7939667a040c7857c7fc0200a2fa7a86d3352a09eae.

Original source entry:

楚莊王 楚庄王 [Chu3 Zhuang1 wang2] /King Zhuang of Chu (reigned 613-591 BC), one of the Five Hegemons 春秋五霸/

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Other forms in these source records: 楚莊王

  • 楚
    chǔ

    distinct / clear / orderly / pain / suffering / deciduous bush used in Chinese medicine (genus Vitex) / punishment cane (old)

    Chǔ

    surname Chu / abbr. for Hubei 湖北省[Hú běi Shěng] and Hunan 湖南省[Hú nán Shěng] provinces together / Chinese kingdom during the Spring and Autumn and Warring States Periods (722–221 BC)

  • 庄
    zhuāng

    farmstead / village / manor / place of business / banker (in a gambling game) / grave or solemn / holdings of a landlord (in imperial China)

    Zhuāng

    surname Zhuang

  • 王
    wáng

    king or monarch / best or strongest of its type / grand / great

    wàng

    (literary) (of a monarch) to reign over (a kingdom)

    Wáng

    surname Wang

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