慈禧太后 cíxǐtàihòu Empress Dowager Cixi Origin Definitions Defs Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents 慈禧 cíxǐ Cixi Empress Dowager Cixi (1835-1908), the powerful ruler of the late Qing dynasty who effectively controlled the Chinese government for 47 years.太后 tàihòu empress dowager empress dowager; the mother of an emperor or queen mother