The Chinese sovereign was the ruler of a particular regime in ancient China and imperial China. Sovereigns ruling the same regime, and descended from the same paternal line, constituted a dynasty. Several titles and naming schemes have been used throughout Chinese history. Sovereign titles Emperor The characters Huang (皇 huáng "august (ruler)") and Di (帝 dì "divine ruler") had been used separately and never consecutively (see Three August Ones and Five Emperors). The character was reserved for mythological rulers until the first emperor of Qin (Qin Shi Huang), who created a new title Huangdi (皇帝 in pinyin: huáng dì) for himself in 221 BCE, which is commonly translated as Emperor in English. This title continued in use until the fall of the Qing dynasty in 1912. From the Han Dynasty, the title Huangdi could also be abbreviated to huang or di. The former nobility titles Qing (卿), Daifu (大夫)
El soberano chino era el gobernante de un régimen particular en la antigua China y la China imperial. Los soberanos que gobernaban el mismo régimen, y descendieron de la misma línea paterna, constituyeron una dinastía. Varios títulos y esquemas de nombramiento han sido utilizados a lo largo de la historia china. Títulos soberanos Emperador Los personajes Huang (皇huáng "augusto (regente)") y Di (帝 dì "regente divino") habían sido usados por separado y nunca consecutivamente (véase Tres Agosto Uno y Cinco Emperadores). Este título continuó en uso hasta la caída de la dinastía Qing en 1912. Desde la Dinastía Han, el título Huangdi también podría ser abbreviado a Dai-Dai-Dai (n.