Meaning of 王后
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- queen
Measure word: 個|个,位
How to use 王后
王后 refers to a queen consort, the wife of a king, and appears in history, fairy tales, news about royal families, and chess. Example: 国王和王后一起出席了宴会。(Guówáng hé wánghòu yìqǐ chūxí le yànhuì.) The king and queen attended the banquet together.
王 (wáng) means king, and 后 (hòu) here means queen or empress, so 王后 is simply the king's queen. Picture the king 王 standing in front with his queen 后 at his side.
Common mistake: Learners see 后 in words like 以后 (yǐhòu) and 最后 (zuìhòu) and assume 王后 means something like "after the king." Here 后 carries its older meaning of a ruler's wife, not "after" or "behind."
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王 wáng · king or monarch · 4 strokes
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后 hòu · back · 6 strokes
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Related words
Words that share a character with 王后.
| 最后 | zuìhòu | final; last; ultimate; finally; in the end |
| 后天 | hòutiān | the day after tomorrow; life after birth (the period in which one develops through experie |
| 后边 | hòubian | the back; the rear; the last bit; behind; near the end; at the back |
| 然后 | ránhòu | then; after that; afterwards |
| 以后 | yǐhòu | after; later |
| 后来 | hòulái | afterwards; later; newly arrived |
| 今后 | jīnhòu | hereafter; henceforth |
| 老王 | Lǎo Wáng | |
| 小王 | Xiǎo Wáng | |
| 后面 | hòumiàn | the back; the rear; the last bit; behind; near the end; at the back |
| 背后 | bèihòu | behind; at the back |
| 后果 | hòuguǒ | consequences; aftermath |
Questions about 王后
What does 王后 mean?
王后 (wánghòu) means "queen" and is used as a noun.
How do you write 王后?
王后 is made of 2 characters: 王 (4 strokes), 后 (6 strokes). That is 10 strokes in total.
Is 王后 an HSK word?
Yes. 王后 is on the HSK 6 vocabulary list of the HSK 3.0 standard.
What is the difference between 王后 and 女王?
王后 (wánghòu) is the wife of a king and usually does not rule herself. 女王 (nǚwáng) is a queen who reigns in her own right, such as a queen regnant of a country.
How is 王后 different from 皇后?
皇后 (huánghòu) is the wife of an emperor 皇帝 (huángdì), often translated as empress. 王后 is the wife of a king 国王 (guówáng), so Chinese uses 皇后 for Chinese emperors' wives and 王后 for queens of kingdoms.