炎帝

Yándì
proper noun

Meanings

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

Examples

Zhōngguórén zìchēng Yán Huáng zǐsūn.
Chinese people call themselves descendants of Yan and Huang.
Chuánshuō Yándì jiāo mínzhòng zhòngzhí wǔgǔ.
Legend says the Yan Emperor taught people to grow the five grains.

Tips

culture
Often conflated with 神农 (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.

Stroke Order

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