皇帝

Chinese

		emperor; surname	emperor
simp. and trad. (皇帝)		皇	帝
anagram		帝皇

Etymology

After a series of conquests ending in 221 BC, created as a title for King Zheng of Qin, who was styled Qin Shi Huangdi (literally “the First Emperor of the Qin dynasty”). The two component characters were originally the titles of the mythological rulers or deities known as the Three Sovereigns and Five Emperors (三皇五帝 (Sānhuáng Wǔdì)).

Noun

(deprecated template usage) 皇帝

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

   輔佐皇帝／辅佐皇帝  ―  fǔzuǒ huángdì  ―  to assist an emperor

2. (tarot) the Emperor

Synonyms

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• 乘輿／乘舆 (literary, figurative)
• 人主 (rénzhǔ) (literary)
• 人君 (rénjūn) (literary)
• 人王 (rénwáng)
• 元首 (yuánshǒu)
• 君上 (jūnshàng) (literary)
• 君主 (jūnzhǔ)
• 君父 (jūnfù) (literary)
• 君王 (jūnwáng)
• 國君／国君 (guójūn)
• 國家／国家 (guójiā) (Classical Chinese)
• 大聖／大圣 (dàshèng) (literary)
• 大駕／大驾 (dàjià)
• 天子 (tiānzǐ) (Son of Heaven)
• 官家 (guānjiā) (archaic)
• 帝王 (dìwáng)
• 皇辟 (huángbì) (archaic, Son of Heaven)

 

Descendants

Sino-Xenic (皇帝):

• → Japanese: 皇(こう)帝(てい) (kōtei)
• → Korean: 황제(皇帝) (hwangje)
• → Vietnamese: hoàng đế (皇帝)

Others:

• → Khitan: 皇帝
• → Manchu: ᡥᡡᠸᠠᠩᡩᡳ (hūwangdi)
• → Sakizaya: hungti
• → Thai: ฮ่องเต้ (hɔ̂ng-dtêe)

See also

• 皇上 (huángshang)

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Japanese

Kanji in this term
皇	帝
こう Grade: 6	てい Grade: S
kan'on

Etymology

From Middle Chinese 皇帝 (ɦwɑŋ tei^H). See also 三皇五帝 (Sankō Gotei) and 始皇帝 (Shikōtei).

Noun

皇(こう)帝(てい) • (kōtei) ^{←くわうてい (kwautei)?}

1. emperor
2. East Asian empress regnant

   則(そく)天(てん)大(たい)聖(せい)皇(こう)帝(てい)

   Sokuten Taisei Kōtei

   Great Sage Empress Zetian

3. (tarot) the Emperor

Usage notes

• An East Asian empress regnant has the same title as an emperor, not specifically "empress (regnant)" like in European languages. Similarly, a queen regnant has the same title as an emperor.

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Khitan

Etymology

Orthographic borrowing from Middle Chinese 皇帝 (MC hwang tejH).

Noun

皇帝 (transliteration needed)

1. emperor

   1081, 《多羅里本郎君墓誌碑》 [Memorial for Lord Dorlipun]:

   皇帝[⿱火日][⿰𤣩⿱⿻𠃊丨又]弃[⿻一⿵冂仌]囯[⿱火日][⿱干艹][⿻⿻二丨从]

   皇帝之時於丹國之宰相

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References

• Cong, Yanshuang; Liu, Fengzhu; Chi, Jianxue (叢艷雙，劉鳳翥，池建學) (2005). 契丹大字《多羅里本郎君墓志銘》考釋 (A Textual Research and Explanation on the Inscription for Duoluoliben in Big Qidan Script). 《民族語文》 (Minority Languages of China), issue 4, page 54.

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Korean

Hanja in this term
皇	帝

Noun

皇帝 • (hwangje) (hangeul 황제)

1. hanja form^? of 황제 (“emperor”)

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Vietnamese

chữ Hán Nôm in this term
皇	帝

Noun

皇帝

1. chữ Hán form of hoàng đế (“emperor”).