| 黄帝 | Huáng dì | the Yellow Emperor, mythological emperor of China, reigned c. 2697-2597 BC |
| 轩辕 | Xuān Yuán | Xuan Yuan, personal name of Huangdi, the Yellow Emperor 黃帝|黄帝[Huang2 di4] |
| 扁鹊 | Biǎn Què | 秦越人[Qin2 Yue4 ren2] (407-310 BC), Warring States physician known for his medical skills, nicknamed Bian Que after the earliest known Chinese physician allegedly from the 黃帝|黄帝[Huang2 di4] era |
| 五帝 | wǔ dì | the Five Legendary Emperors, usually taken to be the Yellow Emperor 黃帝|黄帝[Huang2 di4], Zhuanxu 顓頊|颛顼[Zhuan1 xu1], Di Ku 帝嚳|帝喾[Di4 Ku4], Tang Yao 唐堯|唐尧[Tang2 Yao2] and Yu Shun 虞舜[Yu2 Shun4] |
| 颛顼 | Zhuān xū | Zhuanxu, one of the Five Legendary Emperors 五帝[wu3 di4], grandson of the Yellow Emperor 黃帝|黄帝[Huang2 di4], trad. reigned 2513-2435 BC |
| 蚩尤 | Chī yóu | Chiyou, legendary tribal leader who was defeated and killed by the Yellow Emperor 黃帝|黄帝[Huang2 di4] |
| 榆罔 | Yú wǎng | Yuwang (c. 2000 BC), last of the legendary Flame Emperors 炎帝[Yan2 di4], defeated by the Yellow Emperor 黃帝|黄帝[Huang2 di4] |
| 帝喾 | Dì Kù | Di Ku or Emperor Ku, one of the Five Legendary Emperors 五帝[wu3 di4], great-grandson of the Yellow Emperor 黃帝|黄帝[Huang2 di4] |
| 刑天 | Xíng tiān | Xingtian, headless giant hero of Chinese mythology decapitated by the Yellow Emperor 黃帝|黄帝[Huang2 di4] |
| 轩辕氏 | Xuān yuán shì | alternative name for the Yellow Emperor 黃帝|黄帝 |