皇
Meanings
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- 1.surname Huang
- 1.emperor
- 2.old variant of 惶[huáng]
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Wiktionary
- 1.great; grand; magnificent
- 2.brilliant; radiant; resplendent (original form of 煌 (huáng))
- 3.beautiful; fine; glorious
- 4.to praise; to commend; to glorify
- 5.emperor; sovereign; ruler
- 6.royal; imperial
- 7.heaven; the sky
- 8.heavenly deity; god
- 9.Honorific term for a dynasty.
- 10.Honorific term for deceased ancestors; often short for 皇考 (huángkǎo).
- 11.yellow-white (of colour); also used as a noun for a horse of this colour
- 12.Original form of 凰 (huáng, “female phoenix”).
- 13.a yellow bird; the oriole
- 14.an ancient cap decorated with painted feathers
- 15.a hall or room without surrounding walls
- 16.Flower of a plant.
- 17.a plant resembling oats
- 18.a surname
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Etymology
Pictogram (象形) — variously analysed as a radiant feather headdress (as worn in the 皇舞, a ritual dance for celestial worship; a blooming flower (original form of 葟 (OC *wˤaŋ), or a blazing flame (original form of 煌 (OC *wˤaŋ)). These share a common visual motif of outward radiance — rays or petals emanating from a centre — also reflected in the derivative 凰 (OC *wˤaŋ, “phoenix”). Later evolved into phono-semantic compound (形聲 /形声, *wˤaŋ): semantic 𤼽 + phonetic 王 (*waŋ). Bodman (1980) proposes a connection with 王 (OC *ɢʷaŋ) "king" (see there for more information).
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