| 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 |
(bound form) family name; surname (as in 王氏 "the Wang clan") / (bound form) maiden name; née (as in 李王氏 "Mrs. Li, née Wang") / (bound form) honorific suffix added to the surname or full name of a notable person, esp. historical or scholarly figures |
| 氏 |
zhī |
used in 月氏 / used in 阏氏 |