Editing Shangdi (section)

===Han dynasty===
By the time of the [[Han dynasty]], the influential [[Confucianism|Confucian]] scholar [[Zheng Xuan]] glossed: "''Shangdi'' is another name for [[Tian|Heaven]]". [[Dong Zhongshu]] said: "Heaven is the ultimate authority, the king of gods who should be admired by the king".<ref>Dong Zhongshu. ''Chunqiu Fanlu''.</ref> Usage of the word "Di" had significantly changed, and by the Han it had been used to refer to much more terms. In some cases, "Di" still denoted a high deity with a distinguished charge over celestial objects, but in others it was written in collocation with other words, incorporating the connotation of "god" to those concerned. "Di" featured in the name of the [[Yellow Emperor]] (Huangdi), the Flame Emperor (Yandi) and various other figures.

In later eras, he was commonly known by the name "Heavenly Ruling Highest Deity" ({{lang|zh|皇天上帝}}, ''Huángtiān Shàngdì'') and, in this usage, he is especially conflated with the Taoist [[Jade Emperor]].