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Definition(s) for: 太上皇

Hanzi Pinyin Definition(s)
太上皇 tài shàng huáng - Taishang Huang
- Retired Emperor
- father of the reigning emperor
- fig. puppet master

List Ranking:

Where rank 1 is most common, and higher numbers are less common.

HSK 2 Level (2012) HSK 3 Band (2022) SUBTLEX-CH BeijingUni Global BeijingUni Weibo
- - 94,880 46,596 44,807

Individual Character Breakdown:

Simp Pinyin Eng
tài- highest
- greatest
- too (much)
- very
- extremely
shǎng- used in 上聲|上声[shang3 sheng1]
shàng- (bound form) up; upper; above; previous
- first (of multiple parts)
- to climb; to get onto; to go up
- to attend (class or university)
- (directional complement) up
- (noun suffix) on; above
huáng- surname Huang
huáng- emperor
- old variant of 惶[huang2]

Other Words Containing 太上皇

Sorted by the 'SUBTLEX-CH' rank because that seems like the most reliable. Words without a SUBTLEX-CH rank are ignored for being too rare.

Word HSK 2 Level (2012) HSK 3 Band (2022) SUBTLEX-CH BeijingUni Global BeijingUni Weibo
太上皇 - - 94,880 46,596 44,807