Chinese Dynasties – Chinese Vocabulary

lì shǐ

History

cháo dài

Dynasty

xià

Xia

Yǔ

Yu

shāng

Shang

tāng

Soup

zhōu

week

xī zhōu

Western Zhou

dōng zhōu

Eastern Zhou

zhōu wǔ wáng jī fā

King Wu of Zhou, Ji Fa

zhōu píng wáng jī yí jiù

King Ping of Zhou, Ji Yi Jiu

qín

Qin

qín shǐ huáng yíng zhèng

Qin Shi Huang, Ying Zheng

xī hàn

Western Han

hàn gāo zǔ liú bāng

Emperor Gaozu of Han, Liu Bang

xīn cháo

Xin Dynasty

jiàn xīng dì wáng mǎng

Emperor Jianxing, Wang Mang

xuán hàn

Geng Han

gēng shǐ dì liú xuán

Emperor Gengshi, Liu Xuan

dōng hàn

Eastern Han

guāng wǔ dì liú xiù

Emperor Guangwu, Liu Xiu

sān guó shí qī

Three Kingdoms Period

wèi

Wei

shǔ

Shu

wú

Wu

wèi wéndì cáopī

Emperor Wen of Wei, Cao Pi

zhāo liè dì liú bèi

Emperor Zhaolie, Liu Bei

wú dà dì sūn quán

Emperor Da of Wu, Sun Quan

jìn

Jin

xī jìn

Western Jin

dōng jìn

Eastern Jin

jìn wǔ dì sī mǎ yán

Emperor Wu of Jin, Sima Yan

jìn yuán dì sī mǎ ruì

Emperor Yuan of Jin, Sima Rui

nán běi cháo

Northern and Southern Dynasties

nán cháo

Southern Dynasties

sòng

Song

qí

Qi

liáng

Beam

chén

Chen

Sòng wǔdì liú yù

Emperor Wu of Song, Liu Yu

qí gāodì xiāo dàochéng

Emperor Gao of Qi, Xiao Daocheng

liáng wǔdì xiāo yǎn

Emperor Wu of Liang, Xiao Yan

chén wǔdì chénbàxiān

Emperor Wu of Chen, Chen Baxian

běi cháo

Northern Dynasties

běi wèi

Northern Wei

dōng wèi

Eastern Wei

xī wèi

Western Wei

běi qí

Northern Qi

běi zhōu

Northern Zhou

dào wǔdì tà bá guī

Emperor Daowu, Tuoba Gui

wèi jìngdì yuán shàn jiàn

Emperor Jing of Wei, Yuan Shanjian

wèi wéndì yuánbǎo jù

Emperor Wen of Wei, Yuan Baoju

qí wén xuāndì gāoyáng

Emperor Wenxuan of Qi, Gao Yang

zhōu míngdì yǔwén yù

Emperor Ming of Zhou, Yuwen Yu

suí

Sui

suí wén dì yáng jiān

Emperor Wen of Sui, Yang Jian

táng

Tang

táng gāo zǔ lǐ yuān

Emperor Gaozu of Tang, Li Yuan

wǔ dài

Five Dynasties

hòu liáng

Later Liang

hòu táng

Later Tang

hòu jìn

Later Jin

hòu hàn

Later Han

hòu zhōu

Later Zhou

liáng tài zǔ zhū wēn

Emperor Taizu of Liang, Zhu Wen

táng zhuāng zōng lǐ cún xù

Emperor Zhuangzong of Tang, Li Cunxu

jìn gāo zǔ shí jìng táng

Emperor Gaozu of Jin, Shi Jingtang

hàn gāo zǔ liú zhī yuǎn

Emperor Gaozu of Han, Liu Zhiyuan

zhōu tài zǔ guō wēi

Emperor Taizu of Zhou, Guo Wei

guó

Country

qián shǔ

Former Shu

hòu shǔ

Later Shu

nán táng

Southern Tang

wú yuè

Wu Yue

mǐn

Min

chǔ

Chu

nán hàn

Southern Han

nán píng

Nanping

běi hàn

Northern Han

shǔ gāo zǔ wáng jiàn

Wang Jian, Founder of Shu

shǔ gāo zǔ mèng zhī xiáng

Meng Zhixiang, Founder of Shu

táng liè zōng lǐ biàn

Li Bian, Emperor Lie of Tang

wú yuè tài zǔ qián líng

Qian Liu, Founder of Wu Yue

mǐn tài zǔ wáng shěn zhī

Wang Shenzhi, Founder of Min

hàn wén dì liú ān rén

Liu Anren, Emperor Wen of Han

wǔ xìn wáng gāo jì xīng

Gao Jixing, King Wuxin

hàn shì zǔ liú mín

Liu Min, Emperor Shizu of Han

běi sòng

Northern Song

nán sòng

Southern Song

sòng tài zǔ zhào kuāng yìn

Zhao Kuangyin, Founder of Song

sòng gāo zōng zhào gòu

Zhao Gou, Emperor Gaozong of Song

liáo

Liao

yé lǜ ā bǎo jī

Yelü Abaoji

xī xià

Western Xia

lǐ yuán hào

Li Yuanhao

jīn

Gold

wán yán ā gǔ dǎ

Wanyan Aguda

yuán

Yuan/Primary

yuán tài zǔ tiě mù zhēn

Genghis Khan, Founder of Yuan

míng

Bright / Clear

míng tài zǔ zhū yuán zhāng

Zhu Yuanzhang, Founder of Ming

qīng

Qing

qīng tài zǔ nǔ ěr hā chì

Nurhaci, Founder of Qing

zhōng huá mín guó

Republic of China

sūn zhōng shān

Sun Yat-sen

zhōng huá rén mín gòng hé guó

People's Republic of China

máo zé dōng

Mao Zedong