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Chinese Character/Word:

Definition(s) for: 内圣外王

Hanzi Pinyin Definition(s)

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HSK 2 Level (2012) HSK 3 Band (2022) SUBTLEX-CH BeijingUni Global BeijingUni Weibo
- - - 86,999 49,121

Individual Character Breakdown:

Simp Pinyin Eng
nèi- inside
- inner
- internal
- within
- interior
- to dig
shèng- old variant of 聖|圣[sheng4]
shèng- (bound form) peerless (in wisdom, moral virtue, skill etc)
- (bound form) peerless individual; paragon (sage, saint, emperor, master of a skill etc)
- (bound form) holy; sacred
wài- outside
- in addition
- foreign
- external
wáng- surname Wang
wáng- king or monarch
- best or strongest of its type
- grand
- great
wàng- (literary) (of a monarch) to reign over (a kingdom)

Other Words Containing 内圣外王

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Word HSK 2 Level (2012) HSK 3 Band (2022) SUBTLEX-CH BeijingUni Global BeijingUni Weibo