黄石公

Traditional form:

黃石公

Pinyin (reading):

Huáng Shígōng

Definitions:

• Huang Shigong, also known as Xia Huanggong 夏黃公／夏黄公 ( Xià Huánggōng) (dates of birth and death uncertain), Daoist hermit of the Qin Dynasty 秦代 ( Qíndài) and purported author

Characters:

• 黄 - yellow; surname
• 石 - stone, rock, mineral
• 公 - fair, equitable; public; duke

Traditional characters:

• 黃 - yellow; surname
• 石 - stone, rock, mineral
• 公 - fair, equitable; public; duke