Kanji Detail for 羲 - "name"

羲

Non-Jōyō Kanji

Meaning
羲 means "name."
1. Name - A character used in personal names such as Xihe and Fuxi (used in compound 羲和/伏羲).
Dictionary Citations
The meaning above is based on the following sources:

KANJIDIC2 A comprehensive Japanese-English kanji dictionary

used in proper names

Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters

surname

CC-CEDICT A Chinese-English dictionary

same as Fuxi 伏羲[Fu2 xi1], a mythical emperor; surname Xi

Make Me a Hanzi Open-source Chinese character data

an ancient emperor; breath, vapor

XSZD Xuéshēng Zìdiǎn (學生字典) - Student's Dictionary

儀羲. An ancient emperor's name. Also called 庖羲, 虙羲. Or written as 犧. "Reclining by the north window, like a person of the age of Emperor Xi." Originally a saying of Jin's Tao Qian. Meaning one's circumstances are so pure and tranquil as to resemble high antiquity.
Onyomi

gi(ぎ)

ki(き)
Kunyomi

iki(いき)
Strokes

16 strokes
Radical

羊 (hitsuji・hitsujihen)
Related Keywords
name character personal names xihe fuxi