三皇五帝 sān huáng wǔ dì

DEFINITIONS

  1. three sovereigns 三皇[san1 huang2] and five emperors 五帝[wu3 di4] of myth and legend
  2. the earliest system of Chinese historiography

CHARACTERS

三 sān
HSK 1
three
皇 huáng
HSK 6
royal, imperial; ruler, superior
五 wǔ
HSK 1
five; surname
帝 dì
HSK 6
supreme ruler, emperor; god