| 王 |
Wáng tài hòu | Queen Dowager (in Europe) / widowed queen / Queen mother |
| 王 |
Wáng | surname Wang |
| 王 |
wáng | king or monarch / best or strongest of its type / grand / great |
| 王 |
wàng | (literary) (of a monarch) to reign over (a kingdom) |
| 太 |
tài | highest / greatest / too (much) / very / extremely |
| 太 |
tài hòu | Empress Dowager |
| 后 |
Hòu | surname Hou |
| 后 |
hòu | empress / queen / (archaic) monarch / ruler |
| 后 |
hòu | back / behind / rear / afterwards / after / later / post- |