沙皇 (shāhuáng): tsar

Measure Word

一位沙皇 wèi

Shāhuáng Bǐdé Dàdì tuīxíng le yī xìliè gǎigé.

Tsar Peter the Great implemented a series of reforms.

Éguó shāhuáng zhìdù zài 1917 nián bèi tuīfān.

The Russian tsarist system was overthrown in 1917.

Shāhuáng shídài de gōngdiàn zhìjīn réng bǎocún wánhǎo.

Palaces from the tsarist era are still well preserved today.

history

沙皇 is a transliteration of the Russian word 'tsar' (царь), itself derived from 'Caesar'. The 沙 character (meaning sand) was chosen purely for sound.

沙 shā

皇 huáng