皇
emperor; old variant of 惶[huang2]
9 strokes
Dict coverage rank #642 U+7687
How 皇 is formed
Ideographic compound (会意字)
A crown 白 on the head of the emperor 王
How to remember it
emperor · Heisig RSH #272
王 king + white bird
Keyword method from Heisig's Remembering Simplified Hanzi.
Characters built with 皇 as their sound component
These characters all use 皇 (huáng) as their phonetic component — compare how they read:
| Character | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 皇 sound component | huáng | royal, imperial; ruler, superior |
| 惶 | huáng | anxious, nervous, uneasy |
| 蝗 | huáng | locust |
| 凰 | huáng | female phoenix |
| 煌 | huáng | bright, shining, luminous |
| 遑 | huáng | leisurely; hurried, anxious |
| 湟 | huáng | river in Qinghai province |
| 艎 | huáng | fast boat |
| 隍 | huáng | dry ditch, dry moat |
| 徨 | huáng | doubtful, irresolute, vacillating |
| 篁 | huáng | bamboo grove |
| 鳇 | huáng | sturgeon |
Words containing 皇
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 皇家马德里 | Huáng jiā Mǎ dé lǐ | Real Madrid (soccer team) |
| 皇家学会 | Huáng jiā Xué huì | the Royal Society (UK scientific academy) |
| 英国皇家学会 | Yīng guó Huáng jiā Xué huì | Royal Society |
| 日本天皇 | Rì běn tiān huáng | Emperor of Japan |
| 皇家海军 | huáng jiā hǎi jūn | Royal Navy (UK) |
| 皇天后土 | huáng tiān hòu tǔ | heaven and earth (idiom) |
| 皇后区 | Huáng hòu qū | Queens, one of the five boroughs of New York City |
| 加拿大皇家海军 | Jiā ná dà Huáng jiā Hǎi jūn | Royal Canadian Navy |
| 皇天不负苦心人 | Huáng tiān bù fù kǔ xīn rén | Heaven will not disappoint the person who tries (idiom). If you try hard, you're bound to … |
| 皇家加勒比海游轮公司 | Huáng jiā Jiā lè bǐ Hǎi yóu lún gōng sī | Royal Caribbean Cruise Lines |
| 皇太子 | huáng tài zǐ | crown prince |
| 太上皇 | Tài shàng huáng | Taishang Huang; Retired Emperor; father of the reigning emperor; fig. puppet master |
| 皇子 | huáng zǐ | prince |
| 人皇 | Rén huáng | Human Sovereign, one of the three legendary sovereigns 三皇[san1 huang2] |
| 变装皇后 | biàn zhuāng huáng hòu | drag queen |
| 地皇 | Dì huáng | Earthly Sovereign, one of the three legendary sovereigns 三皇[san1 huang2] |
| 天皇 | Tiān huáng | Heavenly Sovereign, one of the three legendary sovereigns 三皇[san1 huang2]; emperor; empero… |
| 皇天 | Huáng tiān | August Heaven; Heaven as supreme deity (often paired with 后土[Hou4 tu3], the Earth Deity) |
| 皇马 | Huáng Mǎ | Real Madrid soccer team; abbr. for 皇家馬德里|皇家马德里 |
| 皇太后 | huáng tài hòu | empress dowager |