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Queen / Empress
Wife of the King
王后 is another way to write queen in Chinese, Japanese Kanji, and old Korean Hanja.
王后 is sometimes used for the title of empress.
The first character means “king,” and the second means “wife,” or a short form to say “wife of the king/emperor.” So this is literally “king's wife” or “emperor's wife.” Some will translate this as “queen consort.”
Queen
Empress
皇后 is the title of empress/emperess, the female form of the emperor.
皇后 is used in Chinese, Japanese Kanji, and old Korean Hanja.
While the emperor's reign was for life, if he died, his wife would hold his power. In this case, a woman was the ultimate ruler of the greater part of East Asia (now China) until her death and the succession of the emperor's firstborn son to lead the empire. Numerous times in various Chinese dynasties, an empress took power in this way.
The first character means emperor by itself.
The second character alone can mean “wife of an emperor or king” (the first character clarifies that we are talking about an empress and not a queen). It can also mean sovereign or last offspring, depending on context.
Note: In some books, this word is translated as queen. While only incorrect if you get technical (because an empress is theoretically a higher level than a queen), the meaning is very similar.
皇后 is sometimes used for the title of queen, but more technically, this is the wife of the emperor (a higher level than a queen).
Emperor
皇帝 means emperor in Chinese, Japanese, and old Korean.
From times of old, the emperors of Asia ruled under the authority of God himself. One definition of an emperor is a ruler put in power by God. This definition separates emperors from the various kings in Chinese history (although defining who is a king versus an emperor gets vague sometimes).
Occasionally, the emperor's wife was widowed, and she took the role of an empress until her death (see our entry for empress if that is what you are looking for).
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| Characters If shown, 2nd row is Simp. Chinese |
Pronunciation Romanization |
Simple Dictionary Definition |
后 see styles |
hòu hou4 hou kisai きさい |
empress; queen; (archaic) monarch; ruler (poetic term) empress (consort); queen (consort); (female given name) Kisaki |
后冠 see styles |
hòu guān hou4 guan1 hou kuan |
crown or tiara of a queen, empress or beauty pageant winner; first place in a women's competition |
后宮 see styles |
kouguu / kogu こうぐう |
(1) empress's palace; queen's palace; (2) empress; queen |
天后 see styles |
tiān hòu tian1 hou4 t`ien hou tien hou tenkou / tenko てんこう |
Tin Hau, Empress of Heaven, another name for the goddess Matsu 媽祖|妈祖[Ma1 zu3]; Tin Hau (Hong Kong area around the MTR station with same name) queen of heaven Queen of Heaven, v. 摩利支. |
太后 see styles |
tài hòu tai4 hou4 t`ai hou tai hou taikou / taiko たいこう |
Empress Dowager empress dowager; queen mother |
女皇 see styles |
nǚ huáng nu:3 huang2 nü huang jokou / joko じょこう |
empress (See 女帝) empress; queen |
娘娘 see styles |
niáng niang niang2 niang5 niang niang nyannyan ニャンニャン |
queen; empress; imperial concubine; Goddess, esp. Xi Wangmu 王母娘娘 or 西王母, Queen Mother of the West; mother; aunt Niangniang (chi:); Chinese goddess |
王妃 see styles |
wáng fēi wang2 fei1 wang fei ouhi / ohi おうひ |
princess (in Europe) queen (consort); empress (consort); (female given name) Waki (Skt. rājñī) |
皇妃 see styles |
kouhi / kohi こうひ |
empress; queen |
皇妣 see styles |
kouhi / kohi こうひ |
(archaism) deceased Queen Mother; deceased Empress Dowager |
Variations: |
kisaki きさき |
empress (consort); queen (consort) |
皇太后 see styles |
huáng tài hòu huang2 tai4 hou4 huang t`ai hou huang tai hou koutaigou(p); koutaikou(ok) / kotaigo(p); kotaiko(ok) こうたいごう(P); こうたいこう(ok) |
empress dowager Empress Dowager; Queen Mother; (surname) Kōtaigou |
老佛爺 老佛爷 see styles |
lǎo fó yé lao3 fo2 ye2 lao fo yeh |
title of respect for the queen mother or the emperor's father; nickname for Empress Dowager Cixi 慈禧太后[Ci2 xi3 tai4 hou4] |
Variations: |
kouhi / kohi こうひ |
empress; queen |
The following table may be helpful for those studying Chinese or Japanese...
| Title | Characters | Romaji (Romanized Japanese) | Various forms of Romanized Chinese | |
| Queen Empress | 王后 | ou kou / oukou / o ko | wáng hòu / wang2 hou4 / wang hou / wanghou | |
| Queen | 女王 | jo ou / joou / jo o | nǚ wáng / nv3 wang2 / nv wang / nvwang | nü wang / nüwang |
| Empress | 皇后 | kou gou / kougou / ko go | huáng hòu huang2 hou4 huang hou huanghou | |
| Emperor | 皇帝 | koutei / kotei | huáng dì / huang2 di4 / huang di / huangdi | huang ti / huangti |
| Emperor | 皇 | kou / ko | huáng / huang2 / huang | |
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