| 伏羲氏 |
Fú Xī shì |
Fuxi or Fu Hsi, legendary Chinese emperor 2852-2738 BC, mythical creator of fishing, trapping, and writing |
| 伏 |
Fú |
surname Fu |
| 伏 |
fú |
to lean over / to fall (go down) / to hide (in ambush) / to conceal oneself / to lie low / hottest days of summer / to submit / to concede defeat / to overcome / to subdue / volt |
| 伏羲 |
Fú xī |
Fuxi, legendary Chinese emperor, trad. 2852-2738 BC, mythical creator of fishing, trapping and writing |
| 羲 |
Xī |
same as Fuxi 伏羲, a mythical emperor / surname Xi |
| 氏 |
shì |
clan name / maiden name |
| 氏 |
zhī |
see 月氏 and 阏氏 |