Sun Wukong

UK/ˈsʌn wuːˈkɒŋ/UK/ˈsun wuːˈkɒŋ/US/ˈsʌn wuˈkɔŋ/US/ˈsun wuˈkɔŋ/

proper noun

An anthropomorphic monkey with various abilities and magical powers best known for being one of the main characters in the 16th-century Chinese epic Journey to the West, and is revered as a deity by some Buddhists and most Taoists.

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Monkey King
OriginChinese 孫悟空 /孙悟空 →
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Meanings

proper noun
  1. Chinesehuman sciencesAn anthropomorphic monkey with various abilities and magical powers best known for being one of the main characters in the 16th-century Chinese epic Journey to the West, and is revered as a deity by some Buddhists and most Taoists.

    Synonyms: Monkey King

Synonyms & antonyms

proper nounAn anthropomorphic monkey with various abilities and magical powers best known for being one of the main characters in the 16th-century Chinese epic Journey to the West, and is revered as a deity by some Buddhists and most Taoists.

Similar
Monkey King
Also see
monkey king

Origin

  1. Chinese孫悟空 /孙悟空
  2. EnglishSun Wukong

Borrowed from the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin pronunciation of Chinese 孫悟空 /孙悟空 (Sūn Wùkōng, literally “Sun Awakened-to-Emptiness”).

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Rhymes & wordplay

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APA

Sun Wukong. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Sun%20Wukong

MLA

“Sun Wukong.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Sun%20Wukong. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Sun Wukong,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Sun%20Wukong.

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