Usage of the character 羲
Xī
羲
[羲]
- same as Fuxi 伏羲 ( Fuxí), a mythical emperor
- surname Xi
Fúxī
伏羲
[伏羲]
- Fuxi, legendary Chinese emperor, trad. 2852-2738 BC, mythical creator of fishing, trapping and writing
Wáng Xīzhī
王羲之
[王羲之]
- Wang Xizhi (303-361), famous calligrapher of Eastern Jin, known as the sage of calligraphy 書聖／书圣
Fú Xīshì
伏羲氏
[伏羲氏]
- Fuxi or Fu Hsi, legendary Chinese emperor 2852-2738 BC, mythical creator of fishing, trapping, and writing
Huáng Zōngxī
黄宗羲
[黃宗羲]
- Huang Zongxi (1610-1695), scholar and writer of the Ming-Qing transition
xīhuángshàngrén
羲皇上人
[羲皇上人]
- lit. a person before the legendary emperor Fuxi 伏羲 ( Fú Xī)
- person from ages immemorial
- fig. untroubled person