伏羲氏

Fú xī shì

Dictionary entry

Fuxi, legendary ruler in Chinese mythology credited with inventing fishing, trapping, and writing

What does 伏羲氏 mean?

伏羲氏 (Fú xī shì) has the following dictionary meaning.

1Fuxi, legendary ruler in Chinese mythology credited with inventing fishing, trapping, and writing

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伏Fúsurname Fu 羲Xīsame as Fuxi 伏羲[Fu2 xi1], a mythical emperor · surname Xi 氏shì(bound form) family name; surname (as in 王氏[Wang2 shi4] "the Wang clan") · (bound form) maiden name; née (as in 李王氏[Li3 Wang2 shi4] "Mrs. Li, née Wang")

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