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皇后

huánghòu

empress

HSK 7 · Topic “Antiquities and rites”
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Characters in this word

皇 huáng

Strokes
9
Radical
白 — white
Made of
白 white 王 king, ruler
How it's built
Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts
More about the character 皇

后 hòu

Strokes
6
Radical
口 — mouth
Made of
𠂋 cliff 口 mouth

Example phrases

  • 这位皇后通过婚姻联盟巩固了两个王朝之间的关系。 Zhè wèi huánghòu tōngguò hūnyīn liánméng gǒnggù le liǎng gè wángcháo zhījiān de guānxì. This empress consolidated relations between two dynasties through a marriage alliance.
  • 皇后戴着华丽的头冠，微笑着走上台阶。 Huánghòu dài zhe huálì de tóuguān, wēixiào zhe zǒu shàng táijiē. The empress, wearing a gorgeous crown, climbed the steps with a smile.
  • 那位皇后很爱读书，常常在花园里看书到天黑。 Nà wèi huánghòu hěn ài dúshū, chángcháng zài huāyuán lǐ kàn shū dào tiān hēi. That empress loved reading and often read in the garden until dark.

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