周ㄓㄡzhōu文ㄨㄣˊwén王ㄨㄤˊwáng

  1. 帝號。姓姬名昌，生卒年不詳。商紂時為西伯，建國於岐山之下，積善行仁，政化大行，因崇侯虎向紂王進讒言，而被囚於羑里，後得釋歸。益行仁政，天下諸侯多歸從，子武王有天下後，追尊為文王。

英King Wen of Zhou state (c. 1152-1056 BC)​, reigned c. 1099-1056 BC as king of Zhou state, leading figure in building the subsequent Western Zhou dynasty, father of King Wu of Zhou 周武王[Zhou1 Wu3 wang2] the first Zhou dynasty king