皇 huáng
- Strokes
- 9
- Radical
- 白 — white
- How it's built
- Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts
皇上
huángshang
emperor; Your Majesty
Characters in this word
上 shàng
- Strokes
- 3
- Radical
- 一 — one
- Made of
- ⺊ divination 一 one
- How it's built
- Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts
Example phrases
- 戏曲里的皇上往往既是最高权威，也是矛盾冲突的中心。 Xìqǔ lǐ de huángshang wǎngwǎng jì shì zuìgāo quánwēi, yě shì máodùn chōngtū de zhōngxīn. In traditional opera, the emperor is often both the highest authority and the centre of conflict.
- 在古装剧里，大臣们见到皇上都要行礼。 Zài gǔzhuāngjù lǐ, dàchénmen jiàndào huángshang dōu yào xínglǐ. In costume dramas, ministers must bow when they see the emperor.
- 古时候，皇上住在宫里，百姓很少见到他。 Gǔ shíhou, huángshang zhù zài gōng lǐ, bǎixìng hěn shǎo jiàndào tā. In ancient times the emperor lived in the palace, and ordinary people rarely saw him.
Related words
- 皇帝 huángdì emperor
- 皇宫 huánggōng imperial palace
- 皇后 huánghòu empress
- 皇室 huángshì royal family; imperial household
- 车上 chēshang in the car, on the bus
- 地上 dìshang on the ground, on the floor
- 关上 guānshàng to close, to shut
- 楼上 lóushàng upstairs
- 路上 lùshang on the way
- 马上 mǎshàng right away, at once
- 上 shàng on, above; to go up
- 上班 shàngbān to go to work