| 女娲氏 |
Nǚ wā shì |
Nüwa (creator of humans in Chinese mythology) |
| 女 |
nǚ |
female / woman / daughter |
| 女 |
rǔ |
old variant of 汝 |
| 女娲 |
Nǚ wā |
Nüwa (creator of humans in Chinese mythology) |
| 娲 |
Wā |
surname Wa / sister of legendary emperor Fuxi 伏羲 |
| 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 |