皇

huáng

h+uáng·2nd tone

emperor

Radical: 白 Strokes: 9

Structure: Top-bottomFrequency: Common

Same radical

白百的皂皓皆皋皎皤皖皑皈

Same radical

白百的皂皓皆皋皎皤皖皑皈皙皕

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Character Decomposition

皇=白+王

Etymology

A crown 白 on the head of the emperor 王

Meanings

emperor

huáng

surname Huang

Huáng

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Words with 皇 325 total

Earthly Sovereign, one of the three legendary sovereigns 三皇 sān huáng地皇Dì huáng the imperial court · the government in imperial times皇朝huáng cháo Imperial City, inner part of Beijing, with the Forbidden City at its center皇城Huáng chéng

Idioms with 皇 37 total Chain

to run off in a great panic (idiom)仓皇出逃cāng huáng chū táo flustered · ruffled · disconcerted仓皇失措cāng huáng shī cuò (idiom) (of houses etc) sumptuous富丽堂皇fù lì táng huáng lit. almanac from years back (idiom) · obsolete practice · old-fashioned principle隔年皇历gé nián huáng lì high-sounding · dignified · pompous (idiom)冠冕堂皇guān miǎn táng huáng the emperor relatives (idiom); person with powerful connections皇亲国戚huáng qīn guó qī