炎黄子孙 yán huáng zǐ sūn

DEFINITIONS

  1. descendants of the Fiery Emperor and the Yellow Emperor (i.e. Han Chinese people)

CHARACTERS

炎 yán flame, blaze; hot
黄 huáng yellow; surname
子 zǐ offspring, child; fruit, seed of; 1st terrestrial branch
孙 sūn grandchild, descendent; surname