三皇五帝 sān huáng wǔ dì

three sovereigns 三皇sān huáng and five emperors 五帝wǔ dì of myth and legend

Word data

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Definitions

  1. 1. three sovereigns 三皇sān huáng and five emperors 五帝wǔ dì of myth and legend
  2. 2. the earliest system of Chinese historiography

Characters

Character Meaning
三 sān HSK 1
three; 3; surname San
皇 huáng HSK 6
emperor; surname Huang; old variant of 惶huáng
五 wǔ HSK 1
five; 5
帝 dì HSK 6
emperor