榆罔

Yúwǎng

proper noun

Meanings

1 Yuwang, last of the legendary Yan Emperors (c. 2000 BCE)

Characters

none / not (archaic)

Examples

HSK 5

榆罔是传说中最后一位炎帝。

Yúwǎng shì chuánshuō zhōng zuìhòu yī wèi Yándì.

Yuwang is said to be the last of the Flame Emperors.

HSK 6

据说黄帝在阪泉之战中击败了榆罔。

Jùshuō Huángdì zài Bǎnquán zhī zhàn zhōng jībài le Yúwǎng.

Legend says the Yellow Emperor defeated Yuwang at the Battle of Banquan.

Tips

history

Yuwang is the eighth and final ruler of the Yan Emperor (炎帝) lineage in Chinese myth. After being defeated by Huangdi (黄帝, the Yellow Emperor) at 阪泉, the Yan and Huang tribes merged - which is why Han Chinese still call themselves 炎黄子孙 'descendants of Yan and Huang'.

In Pop Culture

炎黄子孙 Yánhuángzǐsūn

descendants of Yan and Huang

the standard self-designation of the Han Chinese as descendants of Yandi (whose final ruler was Yuwang) and Huangdi

Stroke Order

榆 yú

罔 wǎng