篡位

cuànwèi
to seize the throne

CEDICT

  1. (Zhangzhou Hokkien) to cut in line; to jump the queue
  2. to cut in line; to jump the queue
  3. to usurp the throne

Wiktionary

以不當手段奪取君位。

重編國語辭典

以不當手段奪取王位

維基詞典

Entry Composition

=1 篡 cuàn
  1. to seize
  2. to usurp
=1 篡 cuàn old variant of 篡 cuàn
2 位 wèi
  1. position
  2. location
  3. place
  4. seat
  5. classifier for people (honorific)
  6. classifier for binary bits (e.g. 十六位 16-bit or 2 bytes)
  7. (physics) potential

Containing this entry

篡位車 cuànwèijū