| 皇太极 |
Huáng Tài jí |
Hong Taiji (1592-1643), eighth son of Nurhaci 努尔哈赤, reigned 1626-1636 as Second Khan of Later Jin dynasty 后金, then founded the Qing dynasty 大清 and reigned 1636-1643 as Emperor / posthumous name 清太宗 |
| 皇 |
Huáng |
surname Huang |
| 皇 |
huáng |
emperor / old variant of 惶 |
| 太 |
tài |
highest / greatest / too (much) / very / extremely |
| 太极 |
Tài jí |
the Absolute or Supreme Ultimate, the source of all things according to some interpretations of Chinese mythology |
| 极 |
jí |
extremely / pole (geography, physics) / utmost / top |