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嫄
yuán

an ancient emperor's mother's name

Origin Definitions Defs Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents

Senses

嫄 yuán Yuan

(bound form) used in the name 姜嫄 jiāng​yuán, the mother of Hou Ji, the legendary ancestor of the Zhou dynasty

References

see 嫄/嫄 → 姜嫄/姜嫄
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