阏氏(yān zhī)

2 charactersTrad. 閼氏

formal wife of a Xiongnu chief during the Han Dynasty…

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Word information

Pinyin
yān zhī
Meaning
formal wife of a Xiongnu chief during the Han Dynasty (206 BC-220 AD)
HSK level
Characters
2
Traditional
閼氏

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