Chinese Character Dictionary

皂

zào

soap

皂石

zào shí

soapstone

皂矾

zào fán

green vitriol (ferrous sulfate FeSO4:7H2O)

皂荚

zào jiá

Chinese honey locust (Gleditsia sinensis)

皂荚树

zào jiá shù

Chinese honey locust (Gleditsia sinensis)

皂碱

zào jiăn

soap

皃

mào

variant of 貌[mào]

的

de

of

的哥

dí gē

(young male) taxi driver

的士

dí shì

taxi (loanword, originally Hong Kong usage)

的士高

dí shì gāo

disco (loanword)

的款

dí kuăn

reliable funds

的确

dí què

really

的确良

dí què liáng

dacron (loanword)

的话

de huà

if (coming after a conditional clause)

的黎波里

Dì lí bō lĭ

Tripoli, capital of Libya

皆

jiē

all

皆可

jiē kĕ

both OK

皆因

jiē yīn

simply because

皆大欢喜

Jiē dà huān xĭ

As You Like It, comedy by Shakespeare

皆然

jiē rán

to be all the same way (literary)

皇

Huáng

emperor

皇上

huáng shang

the emperor

皇位

huáng wèi

the title of Emperor

皇储

huáng chŭ

crown prince

皇冠

huáng guān

crown (headgear)

皇冠上的明珠

huáng guān shàng de míng zhū

the brightest jewel in the crown

皇冠假日酒店

huáng guān jià rì jiŭ diàn

Crowne Plaza (hotel chain)

皇冠出版

Huáng guān chū băn

Crown publishers, Hong Kong

皇冠出版集团

Huáng guān chū băn jí tuán

Crown publishing group, Hong Kong

皇古

huáng gŭ

ancient times

皇后

huáng hòu

empress

皇后区

Huáng hòu qū

Queens, one of the five boroughs of New York City

皇城

Huáng chéng

Imperial City, inner part of Beijing, with the Forbidden City at its center

皇堡

Huáng băo

Burger King Whopper

皇天不负苦心人

Huáng tiān bù fù kŭ xīn rén

Heaven will not disappoint the person who tries (idiom). If you try hard, you're bound to succeed eventually.

皇天后土

huáng tiān hòu tŭ

heaven and earth (idiom)

皇太子

huáng tài zĭ

crown prince

皇太后

huáng tài hòu

Empress Dowager

皇太极

Huáng Tài jí

Hong Taiji (192-1643), eighth son of Nurhaci 努爾哈赤|努尔哈赤, reigned 1626-1636 as Second Khan of Later Jin dynasty 後金|后金, then founded the Qing dynasty 大清 and reigned 1636-1643 as Emperor

皇太极清太宗

Huáng tài jí Qīng tài zōng

Hung Taiji (192-1643), eighth son of Nurhaci 努爾哈赤|努尔哈赤, reigned 1626-1636 as Second Khan of Later Jin dynasty 後金|后金, then founded the Qing dynasty 大清 and reigned 1636-1643 as Emperor

皇姑

Huáng gū

Huanggu district of Shenyang city 沈陽市|沈阳市, Liaoning

皇姑区

Huáng gū qū

Huanggu district of Shenyang city 沈陽市|沈阳市, Liaoning

皇子

huáng zĭ

prince

皇室

huáng shì

royal family

皇宫

huáng gōng

imperial palace

皇家

huáng jiā

royal

皇家加勒比海游轮公司

Huáng jiā Jiā lè bĭ Hăi yóu lún gōng sī

Royal Caribbean Cruise Lines

皇家学会

huáng jiā xué huì

the Royal Society (UK scientific academy)

皇家海军

huáng jiā hăi jūn

Royal Navy (UK)

皇家香港警察

Huáng jiā Xiāng Găng Jĭng chá

Royal Hong Kong Police Force (1969-1997)

皇家马德里

Huáng jiā Mă dé lĭ

Real Madrid (soccer team)

皇家骑警

huáng jiā qí jĭng

Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP), Canadian federal and national police force

皇帝

huáng dì

emperor

皇帝的新衣

Huáng dì de xīn yī

the Emperor's new clothes (i.e. naked)

皇帝菜

huáng dì cài

see 茼蒿[tóng hāo]

皇恩

huáng ēn

imperial kindness

皇族

huáng zú

the imperial family

皇族内阁

Huáng zú nèi gé

Qing emergency cabinet set up in May 1911 to confront the Xinhai rebels

皇历

huáng li

almanac