皇子

huángzǐ
noun #93,024

Measure Word

Meanings

  1. 1 imperial prince
  2. 2 son of an emperor

Examples

HSK 6
Huángdì yǒu hǎojǐ ge huángzǐ.
The emperor had several sons.
HSK 7-9
Zhè wèi huángzǐ cóngxiǎo jiù gēnzhe míngshī dúshū.
This prince studied under renowned teachers from an early age.

Tips

usage
Any son of an emperor is a 皇子; the one chosen as heir is the 太子. Princes of fairy tales and foreign kingdoms are 王子. Here 子 means 'son' and keeps its full tone, unlike the suffix in 桌子.

Stroke Order

皇 huáng
子 zǐ