帝
dì
emperor
a picture of 帝 → a sacrificial altar, the emperor's exclusive domain
The original image shows a bundled sacrificial offering set upon an altar — the kind of ritual only the supreme ruler could perform. Over time, the character came to name the one who presided over such rites: the emperor himself.
这位皇帝统治国家很多年。
zhè wèi huáng dì tǒng zhì guó jiā hěn duō nián。
This emperor ruled the country for many years.
古代的帝王拥有很大的权力。
gǔ dài de dì wáng yōng yǒu hěn dà de quán lì。
Emperors of ancient times held very great power.
Words with 帝
黄帝
huáng dì
the Yellow Emperor, mythological emperor of China, reigned c. 2697-2597 BC
称帝
chēng dì
to declare oneself emperor
五帝
wǔ dì
the Five Legendary Emperors, usually taken to be the Yellow Emperor 黃帝|黄帝[Huang2 di4], Zhuanxu 顓頊|颛顼[Zhuan1 xu1], Di Ku 帝嚳|帝喾[Di4 Ku4], Tang Yao 唐堯|唐尧[Tang2 Yao2] and Yu Shun 虞舜[Yu2 Shun4]
帝后
dì hòu
empress
末代皇帝
mò dài huáng dì
The Last Emperor, 1987 biopic of Pu Yi 溥儀|溥仪[Pu3 yi2] by Bernardo Bertolucci
罗马帝国
luó mǎ dì guó
Roman Empire (27 BC-476 AD)
道光帝
dào guāng dì
Daoguang Emperor
鄂图曼帝国
è tú màn dì guó
Ottoman Empire (Tw)
隋文帝
suí wén dì
Wendi (541-604), posthumous name of the first Sui emperor, reigned 581-604
隋炀帝
suí yáng dì
Emperor Yang of Sui (569-618), said to have murdered his father and brother to seize the throne, reigned 604-618
顺治帝
shùn zhì dì
Fulin Emperor Shunzhi (1638-1662), second Qing emperor, reigned 1644-1662
魏文帝
wèi wén dì
Cao Pi 曹丕, emperor of Wei 220-226