Huánghòu de hòuguān shì yòng huángjīn zhùchéng de.
The empress’s crown was made of gold.
Sentence #546756 from Tatoeba · converted to simplified characters · translation adapted
How 皇后 is built
Each colour is one part of the character. Parts repeat across thousands of characters, so learning them makes new words easier. See all 214 in our radicals chart.
皇huángemperor
白white · bái
王king · wáng
后hòuempress
后 is a single shape of 6 strokes. Learn it whole, then watch its stroke order below.
Memory aidIts first meaning was “queen”. As a simplified character it also stands for 後: behind, after.
How to write 皇后
皇 9 strokes · 后 6 strokes
Watch the order, then press Try writing it and draw each stroke in the grid. Each stroke is checked as you go.
Stroke order chart for 皇后 (huánghòu). Red marks the next stroke, so you can copy it onto paper one step at a time.
皇后 (huánghòu) means “empress” or “imperial consort”. It is an HSK 6 word.
Say it huánghòu: huáng with a 2nd tone, then hòu with a 4th tone. Press Listen at the top of this page to hear it, or Slowly to hear each tone clearly.
Yes. 皇后 is written the same way in Simplified and Traditional characters.
Add a Chinese (Simplified) pinyin keyboard to your phone or computer, type huanghou with no tone marks or spaces, then choose 皇后 from the suggestions. Typing huanghou into this dictionary’s search box finds it too.
皇后 is an HSK 6 word in the HSK 2.0 word lists.
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Sources: meaning and pinyin checked by a native Mandarin teacher against the official HSK lists. Extra meanings from CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0). Example sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR). Character parts and stroke order from Make Me a Hanzi.
皇huáng2nd tone, rising
后hòu4th tone, falling
