状元 in English zhuang4 yuan2 Meaning

Meanings

  • 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]
  • (metaphorically) the most brilliantly talented person in the field
  • leading light

Simplified Characters

状 元

Traditional Characters

狀 元

Pinyin

zhuang4 yuan2

Literal

Literal explanation, with pronunciation and meaning of each character.

状zhuang4accusation 元yuan2surname Yuan