Chinese word
状元
zhuàng yuán
top scorer in the palace examination (highest rank of the Imperial examination system)
Traditional: 狀元
Meaning
Definitions are 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]
- top scorer in college entrance examination 高考[gao1 kao3]
- (fig.) the most brilliantly talented person in the field
- leading light
Characters in this word
Common words: 状 · 元
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