高辛氏

Gāoxīnshì
one of the five legendary emperors, also called 喾 Kù

CEDICT

Entry Composition

1 高 Gāo surname Gao
2 辛 xīn
  1. (of taste) hot or pungent
  2. hard
  3. laborious
  4. suffering
  5. eighth in order
  6. eighth of the ten Heavenly Stems 十天干 shítiāngān
  7. letter "H" or Roman "VIII" in list "A, B, C", or "I, II, III" etc
  8. ancient Chinese compass point: 285°
  9. octa
3 氏 shì
  1. (bound form) family name; surname (as in 王氏 Wángshì "the Wang clan")
  2. (bound form) maiden name; née (as in 李王氏 Lǐ Wángshì "Mrs. Li, née Wang")
  3. (bound form) honorific suffix added to the surname or full name of a notable person, esp. historical or scholarly figures