伏羲

Fúxī
proper noun

Meanings

  1. 1 Fuxi, the first of the legendary Three Sovereigns, credited with inventing the eight trigrams

Examples

HSK 7-9
Chuánshuō Fúxī huàchū le bāguà.
Legend says Fuxi drew the eight trigrams.
HSK 7-9
Zài shénhuà lǐ, Fúxī hé Nǚwā shì xiōngmèi, yě shì rénlèi de shǐzǔ.
In myth, Fuxi and Nüwa are brother and sister, and the first ancestors of humankind.

Tips

culture
Han dynasty tomb carvings show him and 女娲 with human bodies and intertwined snake tails, he holding a carpenter's square and she a compass. Besides the 八卦, he is credited with teaching people to fish and hunt with nets.

Stroke Order

伏 fú
羲 Xī