炎黄子孙

炎黃子孫
yánhuáng-zǐsūn
idiom

Meanings

  1. 1 descendants of the Fiery Emperor and the Yellow Emperor
  2. 2 the Chinese people
  3. 3 ethnic Han Chinese

Examples

HSK 6
Zuòwéi yánhuáng-zǐsūn, wǒmen yīnggāi chuánchéng Zhōnghuá wénhuà.
As descendants of Yan and Huang, we should carry on Chinese culture.
HSK 7-9
Wǒmen dōu shì yánhuáng-zǐsūn, xuèmài xiānglián.
We are all descendants of Yan and Huang, connected by blood.

Tips

culture
炎 refers to 炎帝 (Yan Di, the Fiery Emperor, i.e. Shennong) and 黄 to 黄帝 (Huang Di, the Yellow Emperor), legendary co-ancestors of the Chinese people. The phrase is a patriotic self-identifier, common in speeches and diaspora contexts.
register
Formal and ceremonial. Used in patriotic contexts, not in casual conversation.

Stroke Order

炎 yán
黄 huáng
子 zǐ
孙 sūn