Pangu

Pangu
Portrait of Pangu from Sancai Tuhui
Traditional Chinese盤古
Simplified Chinese盘古
Literal meaningAncient dome
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinPángǔ
Wade–GilesP'an2-ku3
IPA[pʰǎn.kù]
Yue: Cantonese
Jyutpingpun4 gu2
Southern Min
Hokkien POJPhoân-kó͘
Middle Chinese
Middle Chinese/buɑn kuoX/

Pangu (Chinese: 盤古, PAN-koo) is a primordial being and creation figure in Chinese mythology and Taoism. According to the legend, Pangu separated heaven and earth, and his body later became geographic features such as mountains and roaring water.