# 帝 foreign emperor

立 (stand up) + (swordswallower)
★★☆☆☆
9 strokes
BETA STRONG

## Onyomi

TEI | TAKE me to the foreign emperor now!

## Mnemonic

| The foreign emperor stands in front of you swallowing a sword. All like, "Yeaaah boyeeee I can swallow anything I like, I'm the freakin' emperor!!"

## Jukugo

皇帝(こうてい) | other country's emperor ★★☆☆☆ 皇 (emperor) + 帝 (foreign emperor) = 皇帝 (other country's emperor) emperor - like China, not like Japan. (BOOBOO: Japan's emperor is 天皇:てんのう.)
帝国(ていこく) | empire ★☆☆☆☆ 帝 (foreign emperor) + 国 (country) = 帝国 (empire) empire - in the literal, non-judgemental sense of 'having an emperor' (England, China, ancient Inca). I don't think 帝国 carries the bad nuance of 'imperialism' (i.e. warlike or colonialist).

## Lookalikes

| Meaning | Hint | Radical
--- | --- | --- | ---
帝 | foreign emperor | STAND | 立
帯 | belt | MOUNTAIN | 山

STAND UP to greet the emperor,
But tie your belt around a MOUNTAIN.

## Used In

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