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From the Hanyu Pinyin[1] romanization of the modern Mandarin pronunciation of Chinese伏羲(Fúxī), variously understood and treated as a solar god, protoplast, culture hero, legendary emperor, and protohistoricaltribal chief or as an imperial or prehistoric dynasty (氏, shì) in China before the Xia. The two characters may be phonetic but have the meaning "concealed from", "submitting to", or "prostrate before" 羲(xī), a character that also appears in the name of the early solar goddess 羲和(“Xīhé”), q.v.
The Chineſeſay that Fo-hi, the Founder of their Monarchy, fix’d his Court in this Province; and began his Reign about the Year 2952, according to ſome Authors, whoſe Opinion if true confirms the Chronology of the Septuagint.]