状元 meaning in English
top scorer in the palace examination (highest rank of the Imperial examination system); see 榜眼[bang3 yan3] and 探花[tan4 hua1]
Meaning of 状元
Definitions from CC-CEDICT.
zhuàngyuán
- top scorer in the palace examination (highest rank of the Imperial examination system)
- see 榜眼[bang3 yan3] and 探花[tan4 hua1]
- top scorer in college entrance examination 高考[gao1 kao3]
- (fig.) the most brilliantly talented person in the field
- leading light
Stroke order for each character
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状 zhuàng · state · 7 strokes
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元 yuán · currency unit · 4 strokes
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Related words
Words that share a character with 状元.
| 美元 | měiyuán | American dollar; US dollar |
| 状况 | zhuàngkuàng | condition; state; situation |
| 状态 | zhuàngtài | condition; state; state of affairs |
| 形状 | xíngzhuàng | form; shape |
| 单元 | dānyuán | unit (forming an entity); element |
| 公元 | gōngyuán | CE (Common Era); Christian Era |
| 现状 | xiànzhuàng | current situation |
| 元旦 | Yuándàn | New Year's Day |
| 症状 | zhèngzhuàng | symptom (of an illness) |
| 元素 | yuánsù | element (key component of sth); (chemistry) element |
| 元首 | yuánshǒu | head of state |
| 元老 | yuánlǎo | senior figure; doyen; founding member; veteran |
Questions about 状元
What does 状元 mean?
状元 (zhuàngyuan) means "top scorer in the palace examination (highest rank of the Imperial examination system); see 榜眼[bang3 yan3] and 探花[tan4 hua1]" and is used as a noun.
How do you write 状元?
状元 is made of 2 characters: 状 (7 strokes), 元 (4 strokes). That is 11 strokes in total.
Is 状元 an HSK word?
Yes. 状元 is on the HSK 7-9 vocabulary list of the HSK 3.0 standard.
How is 状元 written in traditional Chinese?
In traditional characters, 状元 is written 狀元.