世宗大王 shì zōng dà wáng

DEFINITIONS

  1. Sejong the Great or Sejong Daewang (1397-1450), reigned 1418-1450 as fourth king of Joseon or Chosun dynasty, in whose reign the hangeul alphabet was invented

CHARACTERS

世 shì
HSK 3
generation; world; era
宗 zōng
HSK 6
lineage, ancestry; ancestor, clan
大 dà
HSK 1
big, great, vast, large, high
王 wáng
HSK 5
king, ruler; royal; surname