中文 Chinese

• 狀元
• 状元

英文 English Explain:

• 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]

狀元 状元 English Pronunciation:

• [zhuang4 yuan2]