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皇帝

huáng
HSK 6freq #5233

Meanings

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huáng
  1. 1.emperor
  2. 2.CL:个[gè]

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Wiktionary

  1. 1.emperor (any monarch ruling an empire, irrespective of gender)
  2. 2.the Emperor

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Etymology

Traditionally attributed to be coined by first emperor of Qin Dynasty Qin Shi Huang, who retained 皇 (huáng) from the proposed title 泰皇 (“Supreme Huang”) and combined it with 帝 (dì): However, the compound is already attested in Western Zhou bronze inscriptions: More information Notably, nearly all Western Zhou bronze attestations of 秦 (Qín) — such as 秦夷 and 戍秦人 — occur on vessels associated with the 師 /师 (shī) or 訇 (hōng)/詢 /询 (xún)

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