三皇 sān huáng

DEFINITIONS

  1. Three Sovereigns, between Gods and Emperors in third millennium BC
  2. usually listed as Suiren 燧人[Sui4 ren2], Fuxi 伏羲[Fu2 Xi1], trapping and writing, Shennong or Farmer God 神農|神农[Shen2 nong2]

CHARACTERS

三 sān three
皇 huáng royal, imperial; ruler, superior