皇太极 in English Huang2 Tai4 ji2 Meaning

Meanings

  • Hong Taiji (1592-1643), eighth son of Nurhaci 努爾哈赤|努尔哈赤[Nu3 er3 ha1 chi4], reigned 1626-1636 as Second Khan of Later Jin dynasty 後金|后金[Hou4 Jin1], then founded the Qing dynasty 大清[Da4 Qing1] and reigned 1636-1643 as Emperor
  • posthumous name 清太宗[Qing1 Tai4 zong1]

Simplified Characters

皇 太 极

Traditional Characters

皇 太 極

Pinyin

Huang2 Tai4 ji2

Literal

Literal explanation, with pronunciation and meaning of each character.

皇huang2surname Huang 太tai4highest 极ji2extremely