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伏犧

简伏牺 · 繁伏犧

Mandarin · pinyin Fú xī

variant of 伏羲 Fú xī

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伏: fú · crouch, crawl, lie hidden, conceal
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牺: xī · sacrifice, give up; sacrificial

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2–1 · Fu2 xi1

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