--- title: "Chinese Mythology Names: Gods, Goddesses, Dragons and Mythical Creatures With Meaning and Sound" description: "54 names from Chinese myth and legend, from 玉皇大帝 and 女娲 to 青龙, 凤凰 and 孙悟空: gods and goddesses, creators and heroes, dragons and mythical creatures, each in Chinese with pinyin, who they are and sound." canonical: "https://mandarinthewild.com/chinese-mythology-names" author: "Mandarin The Wild" --- Free · 54 names # Names from Chinese mythology [Print as flashcards](https://mandarinthewild.com/chinese-flashcards?level=mine&words=%E7%8E%89%E7%9A%87%E5%A4%A7%E5%B8%9D%20%E7%8E%8B%E6%AF%8D%E5%A8%98%E5%A8%98%20%E8%A7%82%E9%9F%B3%20%E5%A6%88%E7%A5%96%20%E8%B4%A2%E7%A5%9E%20%E7%81%B6%E7%A5%9E%20%E5%9C%9F%E5%9C%B0%E5%85%AC%20%E9%9B%B7%E5%85%AC%20%E7%A5%9D%E8%9E%8D%20%E5%85%B1%E5%B7%A5%20%E5%85%B3%E5%85%AC%20%E4%BA%8C%E9%83%8E%E7%A5%9E%20%E5%A4%AA%E4%B8%8A%E8%80%81%E5%90%9B%20%E9%97%A8%E7%A5%9E%20%E9%92%9F%E9%A6%97%20%E7%9B%98%E5%8F%A4%20%E5%A5%B3%E5%A8%B2%20%E4%BC%8F%E7%BE%B2%20%E7%A5%9E%E5%86%9C%20%E9%BB%84%E5%B8%9D%20%E8%9A%A9%E5%B0%A4%20%E5%90%8E%E7%BE%BF%20%E5%AB%A6%E5%A8%A5%20%E7%B2%BE%E5%8D%AB%20%E5%88%91%E5%A4%A9%20%E9%BE%99%20%E7%A5%9E%E9%BE%99%20%E9%BE%99%E7%8E%8B%20%E9%9D%92%E9%BE%99%20%E8%9B%9F%E9%BE%99%20%E9%87%91%E9%BE%99%20%E7%81%AB%E9%BE%99%20%E9%BB%91%E9%BE%99%20%E8%9E%AD%E5%90%BB%20%E5%87%A4%E5%87%B0%20%E9%BA%92%E9%BA%9F%20%E7%99%BD%E8%99%8E%20%E6%9C%B1%E9%9B%80%20%E7%8E%84%E6%AD%A6%20%E8%B2%94%E8%B2%85%20%E9%A5%95%E9%A4%AE%20%E4%B9%9D%E5%B0%BE%E7%8B%90%20%E7%8E%89%E5%85%94%20%E7%8B%BB%E7%8C%8A%20%E5%AD%99%E6%82%9F%E7%A9%BA%20%E7%8C%AA%E5%85%AB%E6%88%92%20%E7%99%BD%E7%B4%A0%E8%B4%9E%20%E8%AE%B8%E4%BB%99%20%E7%89%9B%E9%83%8E%20%E7%BB%87%E5%A5%B3%20%E5%85%AB%E4%BB%99%20%E5%90%95%E6%B4%9E%E5%AE%BE%20%E4%BD%95%E4%BB%99%E5%A7%91%20%E9%93%81%E6%8B%90%E6%9D%8E) Speed ## Gods and goddesses yù玉huáng皇dà大dì帝 Jade Emperor (supreme deity of Taoism) wáng王mǔ母niáng娘niang娘 Queen Mother of the West (Taoist goddess) guān观yīn音 Guanyin (bodhisattva of compassion) mā妈zǔ祖 Mazu (sea goddess) cái财shén神 God of Wealth zào灶shén神 Kitchen God tǔ土dì地gōng公 Tudigong (local earth god) léi雷gōng公 Lord of Thunder (god in Chinese folk religion) zhù祝róng融 Zhurong (god of fire) gòng共gōng工 Gonggong (water god in Chinese myth) guān关gōng公 Lord Guan (Guan Yu, deified general of the Three Kingdoms) èr二láng郎shén神 Erlang Shen (Chinese god with a third eye) tài太shàng上lǎo老jūn君 Lord Lao (deified Laozi, a supreme Taoist deity) mén门shén神 door god (image pasted on doors at New Year) zhōng钟kuí馗 Zhong Kui (mythological demon queller) ## Creators and heroes pán盘gǔ古 Pangu (mythical creator of heaven and earth) nǚ女wā娲 Nüwa (goddess who created humans in Chinese myth) fú伏xī羲 Fuxi (mythical ancestor of the Chinese) shén神nóng农 Shennong (legendary emperor, father of agriculture and herbal medicine) huáng黄dì帝 Yellow Emperor (legendary ancestor of the Chinese) chī蚩yóu尤 Chiyou (legendary tribal leader who fought the Yellow Emperor) hòu后yì羿 Hou Yi (legendary archer who shot down nine suns) cháng嫦é娥 Chang'e (moon goddess) jīng精wèi卫 Jingwei (mythical bird that tried to fill the sea) xíng刑tiān天 Xingtian (headless giant in Chinese mythology) ## Dragons lóng龙 dragon shén神lóng龙 divine dragon lóng龙wáng王 Dragon King (rain god of legend) qīng青lóng龙 Azure Dragon (guardian of the east) jiāo蛟lóng龙 flood dragon (mythical creature) jīn金lóng龙 golden dragon huǒ火lóng龙 fire dragon hēi黑lóng龙 black dragon chī螭wěn吻 chiwen (dragon-like ornament on roof ridges) ## Mythical creatures fèng凤huáng凰 phoenix qí麒lín麟 qilin; Chinese unicorn bái白hǔ虎 White Tiger (symbol of the west in Chinese astrology) zhū朱què雀 Vermilion Bird (symbol of the south in Chinese astrology) xuán玄wǔ武 Black Tortoise (mythical guardian of the north) pí貔xiū貅 pixiu (mythical beast said to attract wealth) tāo饕tiè餮 Taotie (mythical gluttonous beast on bronze vessels) jiǔ九wěi尾hú狐 nine-tailed fox (mythical creature) yù玉tù兔 Jade Rabbit (rabbit on the moon in legend) suān狻ní猊 lion (mythical beast in Chinese art) ## From the great legends sūn孙wù悟kōng空 Sun Wukong (the Monkey King) zhū猪bā八jiè戒 Zhu Bajie; Pigsy (character in Journey to the West) bái白sù素zhēn贞 Bai Suzhen (White Snake of the legend) xǔ许xiān仙 Xu Xian (hero of the Legend of the White Snake) niú牛láng郎 the Cowherd (in the legend of the Cowherd and the Weaver Girl) zhī织nǚ女 Weaver Girl (of the Cowherd and Weaver Girl legend) bā八xiān仙 Eight Immortals (Taoist deities) lǚ吕dòng洞bīn宾 Lü Dongbin (one of the Eight Immortals) hé何xiān仙gū姑 He Xiangu (one of the Eight Immortals) 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. ## Can’t hear it? Play uses your device’s Mandarin voice. Edge, Chrome and Safari have one; a browser with none plays each character in our recorded voice instead. ## More on names - [Chinese baby names](https://mandarinthewild.com/chinese-baby-names) - [Characters for a name that means dragon](https://mandarinthewild.com/chinese-baby-names#dragon) - [Chinese dog and cat names](https://mandarinthewild.com/chinese-dog-and-cat-names) - [The Chinese zodiac](https://mandarinthewild.com/chinese-zodiac) Names, pinyin and who each one is from our own dictionary.