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son of heaven

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.50 in modern English

Syllables
son of heav-en
IPA
20
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
2
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

Emperor of China

Etymology

Calque of Literary Chinese 天子 (tiānzǐ), from the Emperor having the Mandate of Heaven.

Inflected Forms

the Son of Heaven (canonical)

Phrases

Mandate of Heaven Celestial Empire God Emperor

Frequently Paired Words

Mandate of Heaven Celestial Empire God Emperor

Questions

What does son of heaven mean?
Emperor of China
Where does son of heaven come from?
Calque of Literary Chinese 天子 (tiānzǐ), from the Emperor having the Mandate of Heaven.

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