| 越王勾践 |
Yuè Wáng Gōu Jiàn |
King Gou Jian of Yue (c. 470 BC), sometimes considered one of the Five Hegemons 春秋五霸 |
| 越 |
Yuè |
generic word for peoples or states of south China or south Asia at different historical periods / abbr. for Vietnam 越南 |
| 越 |
yuè |
to exceed / to climb over / to surpass / the more... the more |
| 王 |
Wáng |
surname Wang |
| 王 |
wáng |
king or monarch / best or strongest of its type / grand / great |
| 王 |
wàng |
(literary) (of a monarch) to reign over (a kingdom) |
| 勾 |
Gōu |
surname Gou |
| 勾 |
gōu |
to attract / to arouse / to tick / to strike out / to delineate / to collude / variant of 钩, hook |
| 勾 |
gòu |
used in 勾当 |
| 勾践 |
Gōu Jiàn |
King Gou Jian of Yue (c. 470 BC), sometimes considered one of the Five Hegemons 春秋五霸 |
| 践 |
jiàn |
to fulfill (a promise) / to tread / to walk |