状元

Traditional: 狀元

zhuàng yuán

Dictionary entry

top scorer in the palace examination (highest rank of the Imperial examination system)

What does 状元 mean?

状元 (zhuàng yuán) has the following dictionary meaning.

1top scorer in the palace examination (highest rank of the Imperial examination system)

2see 榜眼[bang3 yan3] and 探花[tan4 hua1]

3top scorer in college entrance examination 高考[gao1 kao3]

4(fig.) the most brilliantly talented person in the field

5leading light

Character breakdown

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状zhuàng(bound form) form; appearance; shape · (bound form) state; condition 元Yuánsurname Yuan · Yuan dynasty (1279–1368)

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状元

zhuàng yuán

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