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太后
tàihòu
1. Empress Dowager
Common • Top 19%

Character Breakdown

太
tài
very, too much; big; extreme
HSK 1 4 丶
后
hòu
after; behind, rear; descendants
HSK 1 6 丶

Compound Words (4)

王太后
Wángtàihòu
Queen Dowager (in Europe)
皇太后
huángtàihòu
empress dowager
慈禧太后
Cíxǐtàihòu
Empress Dowager Cixi or Ts'u Hsi (1835-1908), regent 1861-1908
提摩太后书
Tímótàihòushū
Second epistle of St Paul to Timothy

Metadata

Category
Chinese
Word Frequency Rank
16,435 of 84,292