皇
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huáng · royal, imperial

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9Total strokes

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Top-bottomCharacter structure

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Vocabulary in context

Common words with 皇

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Example sentences

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Huáng dì de shēng rì zài xīng qī rì.皇帝的生日在星期日。

The Emperor's Birthday fell on Sunday.

Source: Tatoeba #916598 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Huáng hòu de hòu guān shì yòng huáng jīn zhù chéng de.皇后的后冠是用黃金鑄成的。

The Queen's crown was made of gold.

Source: Tatoeba #546756 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Huángshang wàn suì.皇上万岁。

Long live the Emperor!

Source: Tatoeba #8860669 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Kǎi sà lín yǐ chéngwéi huáng shì de zhèng shì chéng yuán.凱薩琳已成为皇室的正式成员。

Kate has become a full member of the royal family.

Source: Tatoeba #1573116 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Wǒ juéde bā sāi luó nà hé huáng jiā mǎ dé lǐ de zuì zhōng bǐ fēn jiāng huì shì èr bǐ líng.我觉得巴塞罗那和皇家马德里的最终比分将会是二比零。

I think the final score between Barcelona and Real Madrid will be 2-0.

Source: Tatoeba #3579595 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Zài kōng wú yí wù de dì fāng , huáng dì zài dà de quán lì yě wú yòng.在空無一物的地方, 皇帝再大的權力也無用。

In an empty place, an emperor has no power.

Source: Tatoeba #757622 · CC BY 2.0 FR
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How to study 皇 in context

  1. Say huáng, then recall the core meaning: royal, imperial.
  2. Write all 9 strokes while keeping the top-bottom balanced.
  3. Use it in 皇帝 (huáng dì), meaning “emperor”.
  4. Read the complete sentence aloud once, then cover the translation and explain how 皇 works in that context.

Definitions and traditional forms are compiled from Make Me a Hanzi, HSK curriculum data, and CC-CEDICT. Sourced example sentences link to Tatoeba; editorial examples are labeled separately. Review data sources and licenses.