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皇后

huáng hòu

HSK 3.0 · 7–9HSK 2.0 · 5

Yue Tan · University of Caen; © 2009 Yue Tan. MP3 preparation: Hugo Lopez / audio-cmn · CC BY-SA 3.0 US

huáng hòu · wong4 hau6 (Jyutping)

  1. empress
  2. imperial consort

Definitions: CC-CEDICT contributors · CC BY-SA 4.0 · snapshot 2026-10-09. Display: consolidated readings, linked characters and marked pinyin. Original data

Character breakdown

皇

Meaning
royal, imperial; ruler, superior
Radical
白
Strokes
9
Components
⿱白王
Cangjie
HAMG
Four-corner
2610.4

后

Meaning
queen, empress, sovereign; (simp. for 後) behind, rear, after
Radical
口
Strokes
6
Components
⿸？口
Cangjie
HMR
Four-corner
7226.1

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