伏羲

Chinese

conceal (ambush); prostrate; submit surname; name of an emperor
simp. and trad.
(伏羲)
variant forms

Pronunciation



Rime
Character
Reading # 2/2 1/1
Initial () (3) (32)
Final () (4) (13)
Tone (調) Checked (Ø) Level (Ø)
Openness (開合) Open Open
Division () III Chongniu III
Fanqie
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang
Shangfang
/bɨuk̚/ /hˠiᴇ/
Pan
Wuyun
/biuk̚/ /hᵚiɛ/
Shao
Rongfen
/biuk̚/ /xiɛ/
Edwin
Pulleyblank
/buwk̚/ /hjiə̆/
Li
Rong
/biuk̚/ /xje/
Wang
Li
/bĭuk̚/ /xǐe/
Bernard
Karlgren
/bʱi̯uk̚/ /xie̯/
Expected
Mandarin
Reflex
BaxterSagart system 1.1 (2014)
Character
Reading # 2/2 1/1
Modern
Beijing
(Pinyin)
Middle
Chinese
‹ bjuwk › ‹ xje ›
Old
Chinese
/*[b]ək/ /*ŋ̊(r)aj/
English lie prostrate (proper name)

Notes for Old Chinese notations in the Baxter–Sagart system:

* Parentheses "()" indicate uncertain presence;
* Square brackets "[]" indicate uncertain identity, e.g. *[t] as coda may in fact be *-t or *-p;
* Angle brackets "<>" indicate infix;
* Hyphen "-" indicates morpheme boundary;

* Period "." indicates syllable boundary.
Zhengzhang system (2003)
Character
Reading # 2/2 1/1
No. 3333 13059
Phonetic
component
Rime
group
Rime
subdivision
0 1
Corresponding
MC rime
Old
Chinese
/*bɯɡ/ /*hŋral/

Proper noun

伏羲

  1. () (Chinese mythology) Fuxi (a legendary ancient Chinese ruler and culture hero)

Japanese

Kanji in this term
ふく
Grade: S

Hyōgaiji
kan’on on’yomi
Kanji in this term
ふく > ふっ
Grade: S

Hyōgaiji
kan’on

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Chinese 伏羲

Proper noun

伏羲 (hiragana ふっき, rōmaji Fukki, historical hiragana ふくき)
(alternative reading hiragana ふくぎ, romaji Fukugi)

  1. Fuxi
    • 2000 November 2, Fujisaki, Ryū, “だい190かい れきみちしるべ十六—ふっ [Chapter 190: History’s Guidepost Sixteen: Fuxi]”, in ほうしんえん [Investiture of the Gods], volume 22 (fiction, paperback), Tokyo: Shueisha, →ISBN, page 85:
       () () (ふっ) () (はじ)まりの (ひと)一人 (ひとり)である!!!
      Waga na wa Fukki‼ Hajimari no hito ga hitori de aru!!!
      My name is Fuxi‼ And I am the first human!!!
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