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皇后 (huáng hòu) — Chinese word meaning

HSK 7

皇后 (huáng hòu) is a Chinese word: empress. This page shows its pinyin, translation, example sentences, character breakdown, decomposition, and HSK level.

Meaning of 皇后

名 míng noun

empress

皇后在宫中享有很高的地位。

huáng hòu zài gōng zhōng xiǎng yǒu hěn gāo de dì wèi

The empress enjoyed a high status in the palace.

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Word breakdown

皇 huáng — imperial, emperor

后 hòu — empress, queen consort

Structure & writing
1 皇 huáng — monarch; emperor
皇 is a component in 2 characters

consists of

1.2 王 wáng — monarch; supreme ruler
王 is a component in 33 characters
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Stroke order

2 后 hòu — later; occurring at a later time (opposite of 先/前)

后 is not used as a component in any other character.

后 is an atomic character — it does not decompose further.

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