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后稷
hòu​jì

Hou Ji

Origin Definitions Defs Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents

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后稷 hòu​jì Hou Ji

The Lord of Millet, a legendary figure in Chinese mythology credited with teaching people how to cultivate grain; he is also regarded as the ancestor of the Zhou dynasty

References

see 先农/先農 → 后稷/后稷
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