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Names from Chinese mythology

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Gods and goddesses

  1. yù玉huáng皇dà大dì帝

    Jade Emperor (supreme deity of Taoism)

  2. wáng王mǔ母niáng娘niang娘

    Queen Mother of the West (Taoist goddess)

  3. guān观yīn音

    Guanyin (bodhisattva of compassion)

  4. mā妈zǔ祖

    Mazu (sea goddess)

  5. cái财shén神

    God of Wealth

  6. zào灶shén神

    Kitchen God

  7. tǔ土dì地gōng公

    Tudigong (local earth god)

  8. léi雷gōng公

    Lord of Thunder (god in Chinese folk religion)

  9. zhù祝róng融

    Zhurong (god of fire)

  10. gòng共gōng工

    Gonggong (water god in Chinese myth)

  11. guān关gōng公

    Lord Guan (Guan Yu, deified general of the Three Kingdoms)

  12. èr二láng郎shén神

    Erlang Shen (Chinese god with a third eye)

  13. tài太shàng上lǎo老jūn君

    Lord Lao (deified Laozi, a supreme Taoist deity)

  14. mén门shén神

    door god (image pasted on doors at New Year)

  15. zhōng钟kuí馗

    Zhong Kui (mythological demon queller)

Creators and heroes

  1. pán盘gǔ古

    Pangu (mythical creator of heaven and earth)

  2. nǚ女wā娲

    Nüwa (goddess who created humans in Chinese myth)

  3. fú伏xī羲

    Fuxi (mythical ancestor of the Chinese)

  4. shén神nóng农

    Shennong (legendary emperor, father of agriculture and herbal medicine)

  5. huáng黄dì帝

    Yellow Emperor (legendary ancestor of the Chinese)

  6. chī蚩yóu尤

    Chiyou (legendary tribal leader who fought the Yellow Emperor)

  7. hòu后yì羿

    Hou Yi (legendary archer who shot down nine suns)

  8. cháng嫦é娥

    Chang'e (moon goddess)

  9. jīng精wèi卫

    Jingwei (mythical bird that tried to fill the sea)

  10. xíng刑tiān天

    Xingtian (headless giant in Chinese mythology)

Dragons

  1. lóng龙

    dragon

  2. shén神lóng龙

    divine dragon

  3. lóng龙wáng王

    Dragon King (rain god of legend)

  4. qīng青lóng龙

    Azure Dragon (guardian of the east)

  5. jiāo蛟lóng龙

    flood dragon (mythical creature)

  6. jīn金lóng龙

    golden dragon

  7. huǒ火lóng龙

    fire dragon

  8. hēi黑lóng龙

    black dragon

  9. chī螭wěn吻

    chiwen (dragon-like ornament on roof ridges)

Mythical creatures

  1. fèng凤huáng凰

    phoenix

  2. qí麒lín麟

    qilin; Chinese unicorn

  3. bái白hǔ虎

    White Tiger (symbol of the west in Chinese astrology)

  4. zhū朱què雀

    Vermilion Bird (symbol of the south in Chinese astrology)

  5. xuán玄wǔ武

    Black Tortoise (mythical guardian of the north)

  6. pí貔xiū貅

    pixiu (mythical beast said to attract wealth)

  7. tāo饕tiè餮

    Taotie (mythical gluttonous beast on bronze vessels)

  8. jiǔ九wěi尾hú狐

    nine-tailed fox (mythical creature)

  9. yù玉tù兔

    Jade Rabbit (rabbit on the moon in legend)

  10. suān狻ní猊

    lion (mythical beast in Chinese art)

From the great legends

  1. sūn孙wù悟kōng空

    Sun Wukong (the Monkey King)

  2. zhū猪bā八jiè戒

    Zhu Bajie; Pigsy (character in Journey to the West)

  3. bái白sù素zhēn贞

    Bai Suzhen (White Snake of the legend)

  4. xǔ许xiān仙

    Xu Xian (hero of the Legend of the White Snake)

  5. niú牛láng郎

    the Cowherd (in the legend of the Cowherd and the Weaver Girl)

  6. zhī织nǚ女

    Weaver Girl (of the Cowherd and Weaver Girl legend)

  7. bā八xiān仙

    Eight Immortals (Taoist deities)

  8. lǚ吕dòng洞bīn宾

    Lü Dongbin (one of the Eight Immortals)

  9. hé何xiān仙gū姑

    He Xiangu (one of the Eight Immortals)

  10. tiě铁guǎi拐lǐ李

    Iron-Crutch Li (one of the Eight Immortals)

Who is the highest Chinese god?

玉皇大帝 (yùhuángdàdì, Jade Emperor), the supreme deity of Taoism; beside him is 王母娘娘 (wángmǔniángniang, Queen Mother of the West).

What are the names of Chinese dragons?

龙 (lóng, dragon) is any dragon; 龙王 (lóngwáng, Dragon King) brings the rain, 青龙 (qīnglóng, Azure Dragon) guards the east, and 蛟龙 (jiāolóng, flood dragon) rises with floods. 神龙 (shénlóng, divine dragon) and 金龙 (jīnlóng, golden dragon) are names in their own right.

Who created the world in Chinese mythology?

盘古 (pángǔ, Pangu) created heaven and earth, and 女娲 (nǚwā, Nüwa) created people.

What are the Four Symbols?

The guardians of the four directions: 青龙 (qīnglóng, Azure Dragon) in the east, 白虎 (báihǔ, White Tiger) in the west, 朱雀 (zhūquè, Vermilion Bird) in the south and 玄武 (xuánwǔ, Black Tortoise) in the north.

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