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God
HSK 6
emperor / CL: 個|个
HSK 6
(used in the names of grand buildings such as 百老匯大廈|百老汇大厦 Broadway Mansions (in Shanghai) or 帝國大廈|帝国大厦 Empire State Building etc)
HSK 7-9
imperialism
HSK 7-9
empire / imperial
HSK 7-9
king crab (esp. Paralithodes camtschaticus)
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *帝* | 帝* | *帝
emperor
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  *直* | 直* | *直
surname Zhi / Zhi (c. 2000 BC), fifth of the legendary Flame Emperors 炎帝 descended from Shennong 神農|神农 Farmer God
Russian empire (1546-1917)
Timor-Leste (East Timor)
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *明* | 明* | *明
Ming Dynasty (1368–1644) / surname Ming / Ming (c. 2000 BC), fourth of the legendary Flame Emperors, 炎帝 descended from Shennong 神農|神农 Farmer God
child emperor / (fig.) spoiled child / spoiled boy / pampered only child
autocratic monarchy / imperial regime
Jade Emperor
Roman Empire (27 BC-476 AD)
Emperor Wu of the Han dynasty (141-87 BC)
imperial capital
Wang Zhaojun (52-19 BC), famous beauty at the court of Han emperor Yuan 漢元帝|汉元帝, one of the four legendary beauties 四大美女
Alexander the Great (356-323 BC)
the Yellow Emperor, mythological emperor of China, reigned c. 2697-2597 BC
The Yellow Emperor's Classic of Eighty-one Difficulties, medical text, c. 1st century AD
Empire State Building (New York City)
Tokyo Imperial University (renamed Tokyo University after 1945)
The Yellow Emperor's Internal Canon, medical text c. 300 BC
abbr. for 黃帝內經|黄帝内经, The Yellow Emperor's Internal Canon, medical text c. 300 BC
Empire State Building
Imperial College of Science, Technology and Medicine, London
Emperor Xian of Han (181-234), the final Han emperor, set up by Dong Zhuo 董卓, reigned 189-220, forced to abdicate 220 by Cao Pi 曹丕
Han Dynasty term for the Roman Empire 羅馬帝國|罗马帝国
regent / monarch
The Last Emperor, 1987 biopic of Pu Yi 溥儀|溥仪 by Bernardo Bertolucci
lit. the emperor is not worried, but his eunuchs are (idiom) / fig. the observers are more anxious than the person involved
Yuan Emperor, reign name of Han Dynasty emperor Liu Shi 劉奭|刘奭, (74-33 BC), reigned 48-33 BC
the Emperor's new clothes (i.e. naked)
Emperor Yang of Sui (569-618), said to have murdered his father and brother to seize the throne, reigned 604-618
Ottoman Empire (1299–1922)
Shennong or Farmer God (c. 2000 BC), first of the legendary Flame Emperors, 炎帝 and creator of agriculture
Fulin Emperor Shunzhi (1638-1662), second Qing emperor, reigned 1644-1662
lit. little princess / fig. spoiled girl / female version of 小皇帝
local tyrant
emperor penguin
reign name of second Ming emperor, reigned 1398-1402, deposed in 1402
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *尧* | 尧* | *尧
surname Yao / Yao or Tang Yao (c. 2200 BC), one of the Five legendary Emperors 五帝, second son of Di Ku 帝嚳|帝喾
White Tiger Hall, a Han dynasty palace hall in which the famous Virtuous Discussions Held in White Tiger Hall 白虎通德論|白虎通德论 were held under the aegis of Han Emperor Zhang 漢章帝|汉章帝
Third Reich, Nazi regime (1933-1945)
God of heaven / Celestial emperor
秦越人 (407-310 BC), Warring States physician known for his medical skills, nicknamed Bian Que after the earliest known Chinese physician allegedly from the 黃帝|黄帝 era
Austro-Hungarian Empire 1867–1918
heavenly emperor / "the Great" (title)
Guangxu Emperor
Xingtian, headless giant hero of Chinese mythology decapitated by the Yellow Emperor 黃帝|黄帝
Liu Heng, personal name of Han emperor Han Wendi 漢文帝|汉文帝 / Liu Heng (1954-), Chinese writer
Yao or Tang Yao (c. 2200 BC), one of Five Legendary Emperors 五帝, second son of Di Ku 帝嚳|帝喾
(male) superstar of the silver screen; best actor award winner
see 茼蒿
imperial capital
Liu Yu, founder of Song of the Southern dynasties 劉宋|刘宋, broke away from Eastern Jin in 420, reigned as Emperor Wu of Song 宋武帝
to be anti-imperialist
the First Emperor 259-210 BC
Eastern Roman empire or Byzantium (395-1453)
the three gods in charge of heaven, earth and water (Daoism)
(Tw) Eswatini
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *哀* | 哀* | *哀
Ai (c. 2000 BC), sixth of legendary Flame Emperors 炎帝 descended from Shennong 神農|神农 Farmer God, also known as Li 釐|厘
Flame Emperors (c. 2000 BC), legendary dynasty descended from Shennong 神農|神农 Farmer God
the Jade Emperor
Baidi town in Chongqing 重慶|重庆, north of the Changjiang, an important tourist attraction
mythological bird, reincarnation of drowned daughter Nüwa 女娃 of Fiery Emperor 炎帝
with all the majesty of an emperor (idiom) / reckless / intemperate
Korean Empire, from fall of Joseon dynasty in 1897 to annexation by Japan in 1910
imperial throne
Fiery Emperor's tomb in Yanling county, Zhuzhou 株洲, Hunan
(in early CCP propaganda) United States (as an imperialist nation) / (in more recent times) a neutral, colloquial term for the United States
Jehovah (biblical name for God, Hebrew: YHWH) / compare Yahweh 雅威 and God 上帝
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  *厘* | 厘* | *厘
Li (c. 2000 BC), sixth of the legendary Flame Emperors 炎帝 descended from Shennong 神農|神农 Farmer God, also known as Ai
list of emperors and kings / dynastic genealogy
British Empire
Cao Pi 曹丕, emperor of Wei 220-226
Great Qing Empire (1644-1911)
Emperor Wu of Song (363-422), personal name Liu Yu 劉裕|刘裕, founder of Song of the Southern dynasties 劉宋|刘宋, broke away from Eastern Jin in 420, reigned 420-422
Cyrus the Great (ca. 600-530 BC), the founder of the Persian Empire and the conqueror of Babylon
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  *承* | 承* | *承
surname Cheng / Cheng (c. 2000 BC), third of the legendary Flame Emperors 炎帝 descended from Shennong 神農|神农 Farmer God
Emperor Shang of Tang, reign name of fifth Tang emperor Li Chongmao 李重茂 (c. 695-715), reigned 710
empress / imperial consort
Charlemagne (c. 747-c. 814), King of the Franks, Holy Roman Emperor from 800
Shennong or Farmer God (c. 2000 BC), first of the legendary Flame Emperors, 炎帝 and creator of agriculture in China / followers or clan of Shennong 神農|神农
the mausoleum of the First Emperor near Xi'an
Ottoman Empire (Tw)
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  *克* | 克* | *克
Ke (c. 2000 BC), seventh of the legendary Flame Emperors, 炎帝 descended from Shennong 神農|神农 Farmer God
Xuan Yuan, personal name of Huangdi, the Yellow Emperor 黃帝|黄帝
lit. the sky is high and the emperor is far away (idiom) / fig. remote places are beyond the reach of the central government
Classic on Medical Problems, c. 1st century AD / abbr. for 黃帝八十一難經|黄帝八十一难经
Dorgon (1612-1651), fourteenth son of Nurhaci 努爾哈赤|努尔哈赤, successful general, instrumental in Manchu conquest of China, ruled China as regent 1644-1650 for his nephew Emperor Shunzhi 順治帝|顺治帝
empress / refers to Tang empress Wuzetian 武則天|武则天 (624-705), reigned 690-705
Cao Pi (187-226), second son of Cao Cao 曹操, king then emperor of Cao Wei 曹魏 from 220, ruled as Emperor Wen 魏文帝, also a noted calligrapher
Li Chongmao, personal name of fifth Tang emperor Shang 唐殤帝|唐殇帝 (c. 695-715), reigned 710
alternative name for the Yellow Emperor 黃帝|黄帝
one who does not fear the death of thousand cuts will dare to unhorse the emperor (proverb) / to a fearless person, no fence is high enough
The Matrix (1999 movie)

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