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title: "Wangchao Meaning: 王朝 (wángcháo) Means “dynasty”"
description: "王朝 (wángcháo) means “dynasty; royal court”. Hear its tones, see what 王 and 朝 each mean and a real sentence that uses it."
canonical: "https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/wangchao"
published: "2026-10-21"
updated: "2026-11-06"
author: "Mandarin The Wild"
---

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# What does 王朝 mean?

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王朝 wángcháo

## dynasty; royal court

## Its characters

1. 王 wáng king
2. 朝 cháo dynasty

## In a sentence

这个王朝持续了三百年。 This dynasty lasted three hundred years.

[More about 王朝](https://mandarinthewild.com/words/%E7%8E%8B%E6%9C%9D)

## More words with 王 or 朝

- [国王 guówáng](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/guowang)
- [王国 wángguó](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/wangguo)
- [王牌 wángpái](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/wangpai)
- [王子 wángzǐ](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/wangzi)

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