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皇后 huánghòu

皇后 huánghòu Meaning

Learn the Pinyin Pronunciation and 2 English Translations of the word 皇后 huánghòu .

Pīnyīn Pronunciation
huánghòu | huang2 hou4
English translation
empress
imperial consort

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Traditional form

皇后 huánghòu

Part of speech

Noun / 名词 míng cí Míngcí
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Etymology of 皇后 huánghòu

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Huáng

Type

ideographic

Explanation

Depicts a decorative crown above Wáng (king).

Positional decomposition

白王

Number of Strokes

9
Hòu

Explanation

Hòu (empress) and its mirror image (take charge) were originally used interchangeably. The origin of both characters is unclear. In simplified Chinese Hòu is also used to mean "after, behind", while in traditional Chinese this meaning is written with a sepa

Positional decomposition

⿸? kǒu

Number of Strokes

6

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Example sentences using 皇后 huánghòu

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升任 shēng rèn 教皇 Jiào huáng Hòu 在位 zài wèi 两年

After his elevation to the papacy, he reigned for two years.

愿意 yuànyì bèi rén 当作 dàng zuò shì 娇纵 jiāo zòng guàn le de 电影 diànyǐng 皇后 huánghòu

I don't want to be treated like a cosseted movie queen.

索尔特佩帕 shì 两个来自 láizì 皇后区 Huáng hòu qū de 精明 jīng míng 泼辣 pō la de 女孩 nǚ hái

Salt and Peppa are two streetwise and sassy girls from Queens.

社区 shèqū 变成 biàn chéng le wán 杂耍 zá shuǎ de 踩高跷 cǎi gāo qiāo de 扮装 bàn zhuāng 皇后 huánghòu de 天地 tiān dì

The neighborhood is given over to performers, stilt walkers and drag queens.

皇后 huánghòu Decomposition

See the 6 Chinese characters that make up 皇后 huánghòu and their own compounds.

皇后 huánghòu Compounds

See all 44 Chinese words that contain the characters that make up the word 皇后 huánghòu in their composition.

  • Huáng
    • huáng , huáng , huáng , huáng , huáng , huáng , huáng , huáng , huáng , huáng , huáng , huáng , huǎng , huáng , huáng , huáng , huáng , huáng , huáng , , , , , , , , , ,
  • Hòu
    • hòu , gòu , gòu , hòu , gòu , Hòu , hóu , hòu , , , 缿, , gòu , ,
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