| 1 | 伏羲 | 伏羲 | fú xī | Fu2 Xi1 | Fuxi or Fu Hsi, legendary Chinese emperor, trad. 2852-2738 BC, mythical creator of fishing, trapping and writing | | |
| 2 | 伏羲氏 | 伏羲氏 | fú xī shì | Fu2 Xi1 shi4 | Fuxi or Fu Hsi, legendary Chinese emperor 2852-2738 BC, mythical creator of fishing, trapping, and writing | | |
| 3 | 黄宗羲 | 黃宗羲 | huáng zōng xī | Huang2 Zong1 xi1 | Huang Zongxi (1610-1695), scholar and writer of the Ming-Qing transition | | |
| 4 | 王羲之 | 王羲之 | wáng xī zhī | Wang2 Xi1 zhi1 | Wang Xizhi (303-361), famous calligrapher of Eastern Jin, known as the sage of calligraphy 书圣 | | |
| 5 | 羲 | 羲 | xī | Xi1 | same as Fuxi 伏羲 , a mythical emperor; surname Xi | | |
| 6 | 羲皇上人 | 羲皇上人 | xī huáng shàng rén | xi1 huang2 shang4 ren2 | lit. a person before the legendary emperor Fuxi 伏羲 ; person from ages immemorial; fig. untroubled person | | |