月氏

Yuè zhī

Dictionary entry

ancient people of central Asia during the Han dynasty

What does 月氏 mean?

月氏 (Yuè zhī) has the following dictionary meaning.

1ancient people of central Asia during the Han dynasty

Character breakdown

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月yuèmoon · month 氏shì(bound form) family name; surname (as in 王氏[Wang2 shi4] "the Wang clan") · (bound form) maiden name; née (as in 李王氏[Li3 Wang2 shi4] "Mrs. Li, née Wang")

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月氏

Yuè zhī

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