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Animated Stroke Order 皇

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How to write 皇 — animated stroke order

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皇 stroke order diagram

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5.

How to Use 皇

Royal family members

Words with 皇 that refer to a royal person.

皇后 • huáng hòu • empress • HSK 6

HSK 6

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Example Sentences

Tā他

shì是

huáng皇

zú族

hòu后

dài代

Information

Pinyinhuáng

Meaningsovereign, emperor, royal

Strokes9

Radical白

Traditional皇

StructureTop-Bottom

Frequency#1790

Zhuyinㄏㄨㄤˊ

UnicodeU+7687

CangjieHABG

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White (白) and king (王) — emperor or sovereign, shining brightly like a majestic ruler.

huáng皇

hòu后

empress

皇帝 • huáng dì • emperor • HSK 6

HSK 6

huáng皇

dì帝

emperor

皇上 • huáng shang • emperor • HSK 3.0 · L7-9

HSK 3.0 · L7-9

huáng皇

shang上

emperor

Royal places or institutions

Words with 皇 that refer to something related to the royal court or family.

皇室 • huáng shì • royal family / monarchy • HSK 3.0 · L7-9

HSK 3.0 · L7-9

huáng皇

shì室

royal family / monarchy

皇宫 • huáng gōng • palace • HSK 3.0 · L7-9

HSK 3.0 · L7-9

huáng皇

gōng宫

palace

。

He is a descendant of the royal family.

gù故

gōng宫

shì是

míng明

qīng清

liǎng两

dài代

de的

huáng皇

gōng宫

。

The Forbidden City was the imperial palace of the Ming and Qing dynasties.

huáng皇

hòu后

zài在

gōng宫

tíng廷

zhōng中

dì地

wèi位

zūn尊

guì贵

。

The empress holds a noble position in the palace.

Huáng皇

jiā家

huā花

yuán园

lǐ里

zhòng种

mǎn满

le了

gè各

zhǒng种

xiān鲜

huā花

。

The royal garden is planted with all kinds of flowers.

qín秦

shǐ始

huáng皇

shì是

zhōng中

guó国

dì第

yī一

wèi位

huáng皇

dì帝

。

Qin Shi Huang was the first emperor of China.

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Characters pronounced "huang".

磺huángsulphur; brimstone
惶huángfearful, afraid, anxious, nervous
潢huángexpanse of water, lake, pond
肓huāngregion between heart and diaphragm
幌huǎngcurtain, cloth screen
蝗huángkind of locust

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Characters with radical "白".

皑áibrilliant white
皋gāothe high land along a river
皈guīfollow, comply with
皓hàobright, luminous; clear; hoary
皖wǎnAnhui province
白báiwhite

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