精卫 in English Jing1 wei4 Meaning

Meanings

  • mythological bird, reincarnation of drowned daughter Nüwa 女娃[Nu:3 wa2] of Fiery Emperor 炎帝[Yan2 di4]

Simplified Characters

精 卫

Traditional Characters

精 衛

Pinyin

Jing1 wei4

Literal

Literal explanation, with pronunciation and meaning of each character.

精jing1essence 卫wei4surname Wei