伏羲

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Chinese

conceal (ambush); prostrate; submit surname; name of an emperor
simp. and trad.
(伏羲)
alternative forms
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An Eastern Han tomb tile relief depicting Fuxi and his sister Nüwa as half-snake and bearing the sun and moon respectively

Etymology

Cf. 羲和 (Xihe), a solar goddess sometimes used as a personification of the sun.

Pronunciation



Rime
Character
Reading # 2/2 1/1
Initial () (3) (32)
Final () (4) (13)
Tone (調) Checked (Ø) Level (Ø)
Openness (開合) Open Open
Division () III III
Fanqie
Baxter bjuwk xje
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang
Shangfang
/bɨuk̚/ /hˠiᴇ/
Pan
Wuyun
/biuk̚/ /hᵚiɛ/
Shao
Rongfen
/biuk̚/ /xiɛ/
Edwin
Pulleyblank
/buwk̚/ /hjiə̆/
Li
Rong
/biuk̚/ /xje/
Wang
Li
/bĭuk̚/ /xǐe/
Bernhard
Karlgren
/bʱi̯uk̚/ /xie̯/
Expected
Mandarin
Reflex
Expected
Cantonese
Reflex
fuk6 hei1
BaxterSagart system 1.1 (2014)
Character
Reading # 2/2 1/1
Modern
Beijing
(Pinyin)
Middle
Chinese
‹ bjuwk › ‹ xje ›
Old
Chinese
/*ək/ /*ŋ̊(r)aj/
English lie prostrate (proper name)

Notes for Old Chinese notations in the Baxter–Sagart system:

* Parentheses "()" indicate uncertain presence;
* Square brackets "" indicate uncertain identity, e.g. * as coda may in fact be *-t or *-p;
* Angle brackets "<>" indicate infix;
* Hyphen "-" indicates morpheme boundary;

* Period "." indicates syllable boundary.
Zhengzhang system (2003)
Character
Reading # 2/2 1/1
No. 3333 13059
Phonetic
component
Rime
group
Rime
subdivision
0 1
Corresponding
MC rime
Old
Chinese
/*bɯɡ/ /*hŋral/

Proper noun

伏羲

  1. (Chinese mythology) Fuxi (a legendary ancient Chinese ruler and culture hero)
  2. () (Chinese mythology, Chinese history) Fuxi clan (Fuxi understood as a dynastic name in Chinese mythology and prehistory)

Usage notes

In modern Chinese, 伏羲 (Fúxī) is generally understood as the personal name of a specific legendary or mythological figure. 伏羲氏 (Fúxī shì) was used in ancient Chinese both to refer to a tribal or imperial dynasty and as a title referring to a single one of its chieftains or emperors.

Synonyms


Japanese

Kanji in this term
ふく
Grade: S

Hyōgai
kan'on on'yomi
Alternative spelling
伏儀
Kanji in this term
ふく > ふっ
Grade: S

Hyōgai
kan'on
Alternative spelling
伏儀
 伏羲 on Japanese Wikipedia

Etymology

From Chinese 伏羲 (Fúxī).

Pronunciation

Proper noun

(ふっ)() or (ふく)() (Fukki or Fukugiふくき (Fukuki)?

  1. (Chinese mythology) Fuxi
    • 2000 November 2, Ryū Fujisaki, “(だい)190(ひゃくきゅうじゅう)(かい) (れき)()(みち)(しるべ)(じゅう)(ろく)(ふっ)() [Chapter 190: History’s Guidepost Sixteen: Fuxi]”, in (ほう)(しん)(えん)() [Investiture of the Gods], volume 22 (fiction; paperback), Tokyo: Shueisha, →ISBN, page 85:
      ()()(ふっ)()(はじ)まりの(ひと)(ひと)()である!!!
      Waga na wa Fukki‼ Hajimari no hito ga hitori de aru!!!
      My name is Fuxi!! And I am the first human!!!

Korean

Hanja in this term

Proper noun

伏羲 (Bokhui) (hangeul 복희)

  1. hanja form? of 복희 (Fuxi)

Vietnamese

chữ Hán Nôm in this term

Proper noun

伏羲

  1. chữ Hán form of Phục Hy (Fuxi).