先王 in English xian1 wang2 Meaning

Meanings

  • former kings
  • former emperors
  • in Confucian writing, refers particularly to the sage rulers Yao 堯|尧[Yao2], Shun 舜[Shun4], Yu 禹[Yu3], Tang 湯|汤[Tang1] and the kings of Zhou

Simplified Characters

先 王

Traditional Characters

先 王

Pinyin

xian1 wang2

Literal

Literal explanation, with pronunciation and meaning of each character.

先xian1early 王wang2surname Wang