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Hou Yi (Chinese: 后羿) is a mythological Chinese archer. He was also known as Shen Yi and simply as Yi (羿). He is also typically given the title of "Lord Archer". He is sometimes portrayed as a god of archery or a xian [1] descended from heaven to aid mankind. Other times, he is portrayed as either simply half-divine or fully mortal.
Hou Yifan (Chinese: 侯逸凡; pinyin: Hóu Yìfán pronunciation ⓘ; born 27 February 1994) [1] [2] [3] is a Chinese chess grandmaster, four-time Women's World Chess Champion and professor at Peking University. She is the second highest rated female player of all time. [4]
Chang'e (/ ˈ tʃ ɑː ŋ. ə / CHAHNG-ə; Chinese: 嫦娥; pinyin: Cháng'é), originally known as Heng'e (姮娥; Héng'é), is the goddess of the Moon and wife of Hou Yi, the great archer. Renowned for her beauty, Chang'e is also known for her ascending to the Moon with her pet Yu Tu, the Moon Rabbit and living in the Moon Palace ( 廣寒宮 ).
The sinologist Edwin G. Pulleyblank states that the name Yi "furnished the primary Chinese term for 'barbarian'," despite paradoxically being "considered the most civilized of the non-Chinese peoples." [9] [c] Yi is the Modern Chinese pronunciation.
Writer and producer Keith Dorrington has teamed with multicultural ad agency IW Group to produce the China-set adoption drama “Hou Yi.” Inspired by Dorrington’s experience working in China ...
Feng Meng/Beng Meng (Peng Meng), or Fengmeng (Chinese: 逢蒙; pinyin: féng/péng méng; Wade–Giles: feng²/peng² meng²), was a figure from Chinese mythology closely associated with the divine archer Houyi.
Hints and the solution for today's Wordle on Wednesday, January 29.
y, yi, -i: i: 以 yǐ ㄧˇ; 逆 nì ㄋㄧˋ: ㄨ: From 㐅, ancient form of 五 wǔ, "five". Compare the transitory form 𠄡. u: w, wu, -u: u/w: 努 nǔ ㄋㄨˇ; 我 wǒ ㄨㄛˇ ㄩ: From the ancient character 凵 qū, which remains as a radical y: yu, -ü: ü/yü: 雨 yǔ ㄩˇ; 女 nǚ ㄋㄩˇ ㄭ From the character 帀.