女娲氏

Traditional: 女媧氏

Nǚ wā shì

Dictionary entry

Nüwa (creator of humans in Chinese mythology)

What does 女娲氏 mean?

女娲氏 (Nǚ wā shì) has the following dictionary meaning.

1Nüwa (creator of humans in Chinese mythology)

Character breakdown

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女nǚfemale · woman 娲Wāsurname Wa · sister of legendary emperor Fuxi 伏羲[Fu2 xi1]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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女娲氏

Nǚ wā shì

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