太上皇 tài shàng huáng

fig. puppet master; Retired Emperor

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency 77203rd word

Definitions

  1. 1. fig. puppet master
  2. 2. Retired Emperor
  3. 3. father of the reigning emperor
  4. 4. Taishang Huang

Characters

Character Meaning
太 tài HSK 1
too (much); very; extremely
上 shàng HSK 1
to go up; on top; above
皇 huáng HSK 6
emperor; surname Huang; old variant of 惶huáng