皇太极 (Huáng Tài jí)

皇太极

Huáng Tài jí

Traditional: 皇太極

Meaning

Hong Taiji (1592-1643), eighth son of Nurhaci 努尔哈赤 (Nǔ ěr hā chì), reigned 1626-1636 as Second Khan of Later Jin dynasty 后金 (Hòu Jīn), then founded the Qing dynasty 大清 (Dà Qīng) and reigned 1636-1643 as Emperor
posthumous name 清太宗 (Qīng Tài zōng)

Characters and stroke order

皇 Huáng

royal, imperial; ruler, superior

radical 106 ⽩ · 9 strokes

太 Tài

very, too much; big; extreme

radical 37 ⼤ · 4 strokes

极 jí

extreme, top; final, furthest, utmost; pole

radical 75 ⽊ · 7 strokes

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