炎黄子孙

Traditional: 炎黃子孫

Yán Huáng zǐ sūn

Dictionary entry

descendants of the Fiery Emperor and the Yellow Emperor (i.e. Han Chinese people)

What does 炎黄子孙 mean?

炎黄子孙 (Yán Huáng zǐ sūn) has the following dictionary meaning.

1descendants of the Fiery Emperor and the Yellow Emperor (i.e. Han Chinese people)

Character breakdown

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炎yánflame · inflammation 黄Huángsurname Huang or Hwang 子zǐson · child 孙Sūnsurname Sun

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How to pronounce 炎黄子孙

炎黄子孙

Yán Huáng zǐ sūn

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