状元 - zhuàng yuán - Chinese character definition, English meaning and stroke order

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狀元 (状元)

zhuàng yuán

Definition

top scorer in the palace examination (highest rank of the Imperial examination system)
see 榜眼 and 探花
top scorer in college entrance examination 高考
(fig.) the most brilliantly talented person in the field
leading light

Character Decomposition

Idioms (1)

行行出狀元

háng háng chū zhuàng yuán

(lit.) in every trade, a master appears (idiom); fig. You can produce outstanding achievements in any task, provided you put it enough love and diligence

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