神农氏

Traditional: 神農氏

Shén nóng shì

Dictionary entry

Shennong or Farmer God (c. 2000 BC), first of the legendary Flame Emperors, 炎帝[Yan2 di4] and creator of agriculture in China

What does 神农氏 mean?

神农氏 (Shén nóng shì) has the following dictionary meaning.

1Shennong or Farmer God (c. 2000 BC), first of the legendary Flame Emperors, 炎帝[Yan2 di4] and creator of agriculture in China

2followers or clan of Shennong 神農|神农[Shen2 nong2]

Character breakdown

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神ShénGod 农Nóngsurname Nong 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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