gōng zhǔ
princess
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公主殿下，请您移步。
Gōngzhǔ diànhxià, qǐng nín yí bù.
Your Highness, please move.
公主和王子结婚了。
Gōngzhǔ hé wángzǐ jiéhūn le.
The princess and the prince got married.
公主很漂亮。
Gōngzhǔ hěn piàoliang.
The princess is very beautiful.
郡主 (jùnzhǔ)
princess
帝姬 (dìjī)
princess
王子 (wángzǐ)
prince
平民 (píngmín)
commoner
The Chinese word 公主 (gōngzhǔ) for "princess" is composed of two characters: 公 (gōng) and 主 (zhǔ). The character 公 originally meant "public" or "common", but over time it came to be used as a title of respect for men, such as "duke" or "lord". The character 主 originally meant "master" or "owner", but it also came to be used as a title of respect for women, such as "lady" or "madam". When these two characters are combined, they create the word 公主, which specifically refers to a female member of the royal family.
