Ranks in the Imperial Harem
Chinese Name | Pinyin | Ranks in English |
太皇太后 | Tai Huang Tai Hou | Grand Empress Dowager |
太皇后 | Tai Hou | Empress Dowager |
皇后 | Huang Hou | Empress |
皇貴妃 | Huang Gui Fei | Imperial Noble Consort |
貴妃 | Gui Fei | Noble Consort |
德妃 淑妃 賢妃 | De Fei Shu Fei Jing Fei Xian Fei | Four Consorts |
妃 | Fei | Consort |
貴嬪 | Gui Pin | Noble Concubine |
嬪 | Pin | Concubine |
昭儀 昭容 昭媛 修儀 修容 修媛 充衣 充容 充媛 | Zhao Yi Zhao Rong Zhao Yuan Xiu Yi Xiu Rong Xiu Yuan Chong Yi Chong Rong Chong Yuan | Nine Concubine |
婕妤 美人 才人 | Jie Yu Mei Ren Cai Ren | High Lady-Court |
貴人 寶林 禦女 採女 | Gui Ren Bao Lin Yu Nv Cai Nv | Middle Lady-Court |