皇 (wong4 | huang2) : emperor; imperial; grand

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皇

wong4

huang2

[1] [n/adj] emperor; imperial; sovereign
[2] [adj] grand; magnificent; splendid

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Additional PoS:

Stroke count: 9

Level: 1

Radical: 白 (#106)

This character is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

皇

Don't confuse with:
徨惶遑星里

This word has been viewed 8226 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 6th Mar 2014 00:54

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女皇 neoi5 wong4 nv3 huang2 = empress

小皇帝 siu2 wong4 dai3 xiao3 huang2 di4 = "little emperor": only male child

皇上 wong4 soeng6 = "Your majesty" (when addressing an emperor)

英皇道 jing1 wong4 dou6 = King's Road

皇宮 wong4 gung1 huang2 gong1 = imperial palace

皇帝 wong4 dai3 huang2 di4 = emperor

皇家 wong4 gaa1 huang2 jia1 = imperial family; royal

皇冠 wong4 gun1 = imperial crown

皇后大道 wong4 hau6 daai6 dou6 huang2 hou4 da4 dao4 = Queen's Road

保皇黨 bou2 wong4 dong2 bao3 huang2 dang3 = royalists
See all 48 compounds (CantoDict reports 52 compounds in total, but some may be Common Formations)

Showing 1 example containing 皇

你又唔係去見皇上，使唔使咁姿整呀? 粵
You are not meeting the emperor, do you need to be so particular about what you wear?

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Decimal representation of this word: 皇
Unicode code for this character: U+7687 (off-site link)

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