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炎帝

Yándì
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Meanings

  1. 1 Yan Emperor, legendary pre-dynastic ruler of ancient China, often identified with Shennong; co-ancestor (with the Yellow Emperor) of the Chinese people

Examples

中国人自称炎黄子孙。
Zhōngguórén zìchēng Yán-Huáng zǐsūn.
Chinese people call themselves descendants of Yan and Huang.
传说炎帝教民众种植五谷。
Chuánshuō Yándì jiāo mínzhòng zhòngzhí wǔgǔ.
Legend says the Yan Emperor taught people to grow the five grains.

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Often conflated with 神农 (Shennong, the Farmer God), credited with inventing agriculture and herbal medicine. Paired with 黄帝 (Yellow Emperor) as the mythic common ancestor of the Han Chinese — hence 炎黄子孙.

Stroke Order

炎 yán
帝 dì