wáng hòu
reine
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王后在花园里散步。
Wánghòu zài huāyuán lǐ sàn bù.
The queen is taking a walk in the garden.
王后召见了大臣们。
Wánghòu zhàojiànle dàchénmen.
The queen summoned the ministers.
王后颁布了新的法令。
Wánghòu bānbùle xīn de fǎlìng.
The queen issued a new decree.
皇后 (huáng hòu)
empress
王母 (wáng mǔ)
queen mother
平民 (píngmín)
commoner
奴隶 (núlì)
slave
The Chinese word 王后 (wánghòu) for "queen" is composed of two characters: 王 (wáng) meaning "king" and 后 (hòu) meaning "wife of a ruler". The character 王 is a pictograph depicting a person with a large head, representing authority and power. The character 后 is a combination of the characters 女 (nǚ) meaning "woman" and 子 (zǐ) meaning "child", indicating that the queen is the mother of the heir to the throne. Together, the two characters 王后 form a compound word meaning "queen", specifically the wife of a king or emperor.
