少昊

Shàohào

proper noun

Meanings

1 Shaohao, legendary ruler of the Eastern Yi people, counted among the Five Emperors in some lists

Characters

Examples

HSK 6

传说少昊用鸟的名字给百官命名。

Chuánshuō Shàohào yòng niǎo de míngzi gěi bǎiguān mìngmíng.

Legend says Shaohao named his officials after birds.

HSK 7-9

少昊是传说中的上古帝王。

Shàohào shì chuánshuō zhōng de shànggǔ dìwáng.

Shaohao is a legendary ruler of high antiquity.

Tips

culture

Also written 少皞. The 《左传》 says a phoenix appeared when he took the throne, so he gave his officials the names of birds. His tomb is shown at 曲阜 in Shandong, beneath a stone mound shaped like a stepped pyramid.

Stroke Order

少 shǎo

昊 hào