| 1 | 皇帝 | 皇帝 | huáng dì | huang2 di4 | emperor; Classifiers: 个 | | |
| 2 | 秦始皇 | 秦始皇 | qín shǐ huáng | Qin2 Shi3 huang2 | Qin Shihuang (259-210 BC), the first emperor | | |
| 3 | 教皇 | 教皇 | jiào huáng | Jiao4 huang2 | Roman Catholic pope; Supreme Pontiff | | |
| 4 | 皇后 | 皇后 | huáng hòu | huang2 hou4 | empress; imperial consort | | |
| 5 | 皇上 | 皇上 | huáng shang | huang2 shang5 | the emperor; Your majesty the emperor; His imperial majesty | | |
| 6 | 天皇 | 天皇 | tiān huáng | Tian1 huang2 | Heavenly Sovereign, one of the three legendary sovereigns 三皇 ; emperor; emperor of Japan | | |
| 7 | 皇 | 皇 | huáng | Huang2 | emperor; surname Huang | | |
| 8 | 皇家 | 皇家 | huáng jiā | huang2 jia1 | royal; imperial household | | |
| 9 | 皇帝女儿不愁嫁 | 皇帝女兒不愁嫁 | huáng dì nǚ ér bù chóu jià | huang2 di4 nu:3 er2 bu4 chou2 jia4 | lit. the emperor's daughter does not worry about whether she will be able to marry (idiom); fig. highly sought after | | |
| 10 | 天高皇帝远 | 天高皇帝遠 | tiān gāo huáng dì yuǎn | tian1 gao1 huang2 di4 yuan3 | lit. the sky is high and the emperor is far away (idiom); fig. remote places are beyond the reach of the central government | | |
| 11 | 地皇 | 地皇 | dì huáng | Di4 huang2 | Earthly Sovereign, one of the three legendary sovereigns 三皇 | | |
| 12 | 人皇 | 人皇 | rén huáng | Ren2 huang2 | Human Sovereign, one of the three legendary sovereigns 三皇 | | |
| 13 | 皇法 | 皇法 | huáng fǎ | huang2 fa3 | imperial law; same as 王法 | | |
| 14 | 皇城禁地 | 皇城禁地 | huáng chéng jìn dì | Huang2 cheng2 jin4 di4 | forbidden area around the Forbidden City | | |
| 15 | 皇城 | 皇城 | huáng chéng | Huang2 cheng2 | Imperial City, inner part of Beijing, with the Forbidden City at its center | | |
| 16 | 翻老皇历 | 翻老皇曆 | fān lǎo huáng lì | fan1 lao3 huang2 li4 | to look to the past for guidance (idiom) | | |
| 17 | 皇储 | 皇儲 | huáng chǔ | huang2 chu3 | crown prince | | |
| 18 | 荷兰皇家航空 | 荷蘭皇家航空 | hé lán huáng jiā háng kōng | He2 lan2 Huang2 jia1 Hang2 kong1 | KLM Royal Dutch Airlines | | |
| 19 | 冠冕堂皇 | 冠冕堂皇 | guān miǎn táng huáng | guan1 mian3 tang2 huang2 | high-sounding; dignified; pompous (idiom) | | |
| 20 | 二皇帝 | 二皇帝 | èr huáng dì | er4 huang2 di4 | second emperor of a dynasty | | |
| 21 | 吃皇粮 | 吃皇糧 | chī huáng liáng | chi1 huang2 liang2 | lit. to eat from government coffers; to serve as a government employee; to live off government money | | |
| 22 | 仓皇逃窜 | 倉皇逃竄 | cāng huáng táo cuàn | cang1 huang2 tao2 cuan4 | to flee helter-skelter (idiom) | | |
| 23 | 仓皇出逃 | 倉皇出逃 | cāng huáng chū táo | cang1 huang2 chu1 tao2 | to run off in a great panic (idiom) | | |
| 24 | 仓皇 | 倉皇 | cāng huáng | cang1 huang2 | in a panic; flurried | | |
| 25 | 张皇失措 | 張皇失措 | zhāng huáng shī cuò | zhang1 huang2 shi1 cuo4 | panic-stricken (idiom); to be in a flustered state; also written 张惶失措 | | |