神农氏

shén nóng shì

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Definitions

  1. 1. Shennong or Farmer God (c. 2000 BC), first of the legendary Flame Emperors, 炎帝[yán dì] and creator of agriculture in China
  2. 2. followers or clan of Shennong 神農|神农[shén nóng]

Child Words of 神农氏

神
shén

God

氏
shì

clan name

氏
zhī

see 月氏[yuè zhī] and 閼氏|阏氏[yān zhī]

神农
shén nóng

Shennong or Farmer God (c. 2000 BC), first of the legendary Flame Emperors, 炎帝[yán dì] and creator of agriculture

农
nóng

(bound form) agriculture