羲

xī
  1. (obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) breath; vapor; gas
  2. Used in personal names.
  3. a surname
  4. alternative form of 曦 (xī)
  5. breath; vapor; gas
  6. short for 伏羲 (Fúxī)
  7. short for 王羲之 (Wáng Xīzhī)
  8. short for 羲和 (xīhé)

Wiktionary

Homographs

羲 Xī
  1. same as Fuxi 伏羲 Fúxī, a mythical emperor
  2. surname Xi

Containing this entry

伏羲 Fúxī Fuxi, legendary Chinese emperor, trad. 2852–2738 BC, mythical creator of fishing, trapping and writing
羲皇上人 xīhuángshàngrén
  1. lit. a person before the legendary emperor Fuxi 伏羲 Fú Xī
  2. person from ages immemorial
  3. fig. untroubled person
黄宗羲 Huáng Zōngxī Huang Zongxi (1610-1695), scholar and writer of the Ming-Qing transition
庖羲 Páoxī
羲阳 xīyáng
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