皇帝

After a series of conquests ending in 221 BC, created as a title for King Zheng of Qin, who was styled Qin Shi Huangdi (literally “the First Emperor of the Qin dynasty”). The two component characters were originally the titles of the mythological rulers or deities known as the Three Sovereigns and Five Emperors (三皇五帝 (Sānhuáng Wǔdì)).

皇帝

1. emperor (any monarch ruling an empire, irrespective of gender)

   輔佐皇帝／辅佐皇帝  ―  fǔzuǒ huángdì  ―  to assist an emperor

2. (tarot) the Emperor

Others:

• → Khitan: 皇帝
• → Manchu: ᡥᡡᠸᠠᠩᡩᡳ (hūwangdi)
• → Sakizaya: hungti
• → Thai: ฮ่องเต้ (hɔ̂ng-dtêe)

• 皇上 (huángshang)

From Middle Chinese 皇帝 (ɦwɑŋ tei^H). See also 三皇五帝 (Sankō Gotei) and 始皇帝 (Shikōtei).

• (Tokyo) こーてー [kòótéé] (Heiban – [0])[1]
• IPA^(key): [ko̞ːte̞ː]

皇(こう)帝(てい) • (kōtei) ^{←くわうてい (kwautei)?}

1. emperor (of a country other than Japan)
2. East Asian empress regnant

   則(そく)天(てん)大(たい)聖(せい)皇(こう)帝(てい)

   Sokuten Taisei Kōtei

   Great Sage Empress Zetian

3. (tarot) the Emperor

• 天(てん)皇(のう) (tennō) is generally used exclusively to refer to the Emperor of Japan, while 皇(こう)帝(てい) (kōtei) is generally used exclusively to refer to emperors of other countries.
• An East Asian empress regnant has the same title as an emperor, not specifically "empress (regnant)" like in European languages. Similarly, a queen regnant has the same title as an emperor.

Orthographic borrowing from Middle Chinese 皇帝 (MC hwang tejH).

皇帝 (transliteration needed)

1. emperor
   • 1081, 《多羅里本郎君墓誌碑》 [Memorial for Lord Dorlipun]:

     皇帝[⿱火日][⿰𤣩⿱⿻𠃊丨又]弃[⿻一⿵冂仌]囯[⿱火日][⿱干艹][⿻⿻二丨从]

     皇帝之時於丹國之宰相

     (please add an English translation of this quotation)

• Cong, Yanshuang; Liu, Fengzhu; Chi, Jianxue (叢艷雙，劉鳳翥，池建學) (2005). 契丹大字《多羅里本郎君墓志銘》考釋 (A Textual Research and Explanation on the Inscription for Duoluoliben in Big Qidan Script). 《民族語文》 (Minority Languages of China), issue 4, page 54.

皇帝 • (hwangje) (hangeul 황제)

1. Hanja form^? of 황제 (“emperor”).

皇帝

1. chữ Hán form of hoàng đế (“emperor”).