Learn Chinese Characters

Meaning

emperor

Chinese: 帝王、皇帝。

Hear the Four Tones

The same syllable “di” becomes a different word in each tone. 帝 is the 4th tone. Tap any tone to hear a native voice and see its pitch shape.

Stroke Order

Tap Animate to watch the strokes in order, or Practice to trace it yourself.

Common Words

  • 皇帝huáng dìemperor
  • 帝国dì guóempire; imperial
  • 帝国主义dì guó zhǔ yìimperialism
  • 大帝dà dìheavenly emperor; "the Great" (title)
  • 帝后dì hòuempress; imperial consort

Example Sentence

从前,这个国家由皇帝统治。Cóng qián, zhè ge guó jiā yóu huáng dì tǒng zhì.In the past, this country was ruled by an emperor.

从前Cóng qiánpreviously这个zhè ge(pronoun) this国家guó jiācountryyóufrom皇帝huáng dìemperor统治tǒng zhìto rule (a country)