| 皇太极清太宗 | Huáng tài jí Qīng Tài zōng | 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 | 
| 皇 | Huáng | surname Huang | 
| 皇 | huáng | emperor / old variant of 惶 | 
| 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 | 
| 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 | 
| 清 | Qīng | Qing (Wade-Giles: Ch'ing) dynasty of China (1644–1911) / surname Qing | 
| 清 | qīng | (of water etc) clear; clean / quiet; still / pure; uncorrupted / clear; distinct / to clear; to settle (accounts) | 
| 清太宗 | Qīng Tài zōng | posthumous title of Hong Taiji 皇太极 (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 | 
| 太 | tài | highest / greatest / too (much) / very / extremely | 
| 太宗 | Tài zōng | posthumous name given to the second emperor of a dynasty / King Taejong of Joseon Korea (1367–1422), reigned 1400–1418 | 
| 宗 | Zōng | surname Zong | 
| 宗 | zōng | school / sect / purpose / model / ancestor / clan / to take as one's model (in academic or artistic work) / classifier for batches, items, cases (medical or legal), reservoirs |