(wàng): prosperous, flourishing, (of flowers) blooming

(wàng) is a Chinese character meaning “prosperous.” Classified as HSK Level 7-9 (HSK 3.0 Standard, CLEC 2022), it is composed of (semantic) and (phonetic). It ranks #2148 in character frequency (SUBTLEX-CH corpus).

Etymologically derived, sun. Its radical form (sun) appears in many related characters such as (, sun, day), (zǎo, early, morning), (shí, time, hour).

Native pronunciation

Definitions

  1. prosperous
  2. flourishing
  3. (of flowers) blooming

Etymology & Origin

pictophoneticsun

Decomposition: ⿰日王 (layout: left-right)

Stroke Order

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Words & Compounds

Common Compounds

WordPinyinMeaning
wàng shèngvigorous
lú wàng dáRwanda
xīng wàngprosperous
wàng jìbusy season
pǔ luó wàng sīProvence (south of France)
xīng wàng fā dáprosperous and developing
rén cái liǎng wàng(idiom) thriving
pǔ luó wàng sī yǔProvençal (language)
nà kōng shā wàngPaknampho city, Thailand
wàng bō rì shānMt Wangbur, Dagzê county 達孜縣|达孜县[Da2 zi1 xian4], Lhasa, Tibet
ā sī wàngAswan (town in south Egypt)
wàng lái(Tw) pineapple (from Taiwanese 王梨, Tai-lo pr. [ông-lâi])
xǔ wàng xì bāoSchwann cell (support axon of nerve cell)
wàng zi(dialect) blood tofu (coagulated animal blood)
liú ní wàngRéunion (island in Indian Ocean, a French overseas department) (Tw)
34
Total compounds
35
As first character
32
As last character
32
As middle character

appears in 34 compound words: 35 as the first character, 32 as the last, and 32 in a middle position. Compound statistics computed from SUBTLEX-CH and HSK 3.0 vocabulary data.

Strongest Collocations

Characters that most frequently co-occur with in natural Chinese text, ranked by NPMI (Normalized Pointwise Mutual Information) — a statistical measure of association strength.

jiǎo
0.49433,018 co-occurrences
jiān
0.4835,766 co-occurrences
shèng
0.4688,988 co-occurrences
0.42612,954 co-occurrences
0.42611,532 co-occurrences
yóu
0.4226,186 co-occurrences
luó
0.40111,010 co-occurrences
xīng
0.4004,284 co-occurrences
ā
0.39612,792 co-occurrences
qiú
0.39210 co-occurrences

Idioms & Chengyu (3)

NàkōngshāwàngHSK 7+

Nakhon Sawan (a province of Thailand); Nakhon Sawan (a city in Thailand)

PǔluówàngsīHSK 7+

Provence

yīn xū huǒ wàngHSK 7+

an excess of heat caused by a deficiency in Yin energy (idiom)

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Example Sentences

AI-Generated

今天气很好,适合去公园散步。

jīn tiān wàng qì hěn hǎo , shì gě qù gōng yuán sàn bù .

Today is a great day for a walk in the park.

Independent MediaFeb 2026

...众不满未有派消费券 陈茂波:多办盛事“搞个场”长远更具效益

. . . zhòng bù mǎn wèi yǒu pài xiāo fèi quàn chén mào bō : duō bàn shèng shì gǎo wàng gè chǎng cháng yuǎn gēng jù xiào yì

... Everyone is dissatisfied that consumption vouchers have not been distributed Chen Maobo: Holding more mega events to "make the venue prosperous" is more effective in the long run

三立新聞網Feb 2026

初九天公生这时拜最 供品、禁忌一次看

chū jiǔ tiān gōng shēng zhè shí bài zuì wàng gōng pǐn , jīn jì yī cì kàn

On the ninth day of the first month, Gongsheng worshipped the most prosperous offerings at this time, and the taboo was seen at once

UdnnewsindexFeb 2026

AI带需求...陆光通讯厂畅 订单排到Q4

A I dài wàng xū qiú . . . lù guāng tōng xùn hǎn chàng wàng dìng dān pái dào Q 4

AI drives demand... Luguang Communication Factory is prosperous, and orders are scheduled to Q4

百度新闻Feb 2026

马年首日上海科技馆试开放 互动展项人气最

mǎ nián shǒu rì shàng hǎi kē jì guǎn shì kāi fàng hù dòng zhǎn xiàng rén qì zuì wàng

On the first day of the Year of the Horse, the Shanghai Science and Technology Museum opened its trial and the interactive exhibitions were the most popular

百度新闻Feb 2026

新春走基层|拉萨:年货购销两 高原喜迎新年

xīn chūn zǒu jī céng lā sà : nián huò gòu xiāo liǎng wàng gāo yuán xǐ yíng xīn nián

Lhasa: The purchase and sale of New Year's goods are booming, and the plateau welcomes the New Year

Tatoeba

现在是旅游季。

Xiànzài shì lǚyóu wàngjì.

Now is tourist season.

Character Family

Homophones — Characters pronounced wàng

Frequently Asked Questions

What does 旺 (wàng) mean in Chinese?
旺 (wàng) primarily means "prosperous." It is classified as HSK Level 7-9, making it an expert-level character. It ranks #2148 in character frequency.
What's the difference between 旺 and 狂?
旺 (wàng) and 狂 (kuáng) are often confused. confusable. The key distinguishing feature: 日 vs 犭 (same 王 component).
How many strokes does 旺 have?
旺 is written with 8 strokes. The correct stroke order matters for recognition and handwriting speed — practice with the animated guide above to build proper technique.
What is the radical of 旺?
The radical associated with 旺 is 日 (sun). This radical appears in many characters related to sun.
What are the components of 旺?
旺 is composed of: 日 (semantic), 王 (phonetic). Its IDS decomposition is ⿰日王 with a left-right layout. Understanding the components helps with both memorization and recognizing related characters.
What are common words containing 旺?
Common words with 旺 include: 旺盛 (wàng shèng, "vigorous"); 卢旺达 (lú wàng dá, "Rwanda"); 兴旺 (xīng wàng, "prosperous"); 旺季 (wàng jì, "busy season"); 普罗旺斯 (pǔ luó wàng sī, "Provence (south of France)"). There are over 34 compound words containing this character.
What characters sound the same as 旺 (wàng)?
Several characters share the pronunciation wàng: 汪 (expanse of water), 往 (to go (in a direction)), 枉 (to twist), 亡 (to die), and 5 more. Context and tones help distinguish between them in speech and writing.
Is 旺 the same in simplified and traditional Chinese?
Yes, 旺 is written the same way in both simplified and traditional Chinese.

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Character data sourced from Unihan (Unicode Consortium), SUBTLEX-CH frequency corpus (Cai & Brysbaert, 2010), and Make Me a Hanzi (stroke data). Collocation strength measured via NPMI (Normalized Pointwise Mutual Information). Verified by the HanziFeed linguistics team.

HSK classification follows the HSK 3.0 Standard (Center for Language Education and Cooperation, CLEC, 2022 revision). Idiom data from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).

Data last verified: March 2026.