Pronunciation

Characters pronounced wang.

10 name characters share this pronunciation across tones. Pinyin alone does not identify a character; choose the Hanzi you want.

All 10 characters are listed below. Each links to its own page with meaning, structure, and names that use it.

妄 wàng absurd, foolish, reckless; false 忘 wàng forget; neglect; miss, omit 旺 wàng prosper; prosperous; increase 望 wàng elegant · calm to look toward, hope 亡 wáng death, destroyed; lose, perish 王 wáng strong king, ruler; royal; surname 汪 wāng vast, extensive, deep; surname 往 wǎng artistic · classic go, depart; past, formerly 枉 wǎng useless, in vain; bent, crooked 网 wǎng net; network; Kangxi radical 122

Why several characters share one pinyin

Mandarin has many homophones. Tone narrows the sound, but different characters can still share the same syllable and tone. The Hanzi is the identity; the pinyin is only the sound.

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