阏氏

Traditional: 閼氏

yān zhī

Dictionary entry

formal wife of a Xiongnu chief during the Han Dynasty (206 BC-220 AD)

What does 阏氏 mean?

阏氏 (yān zhī) has the following dictionary meaning.

1formal wife of a Xiongnu chief during the Han Dynasty (206 BC-220 AD)

Character breakdown

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阏èto block · to restrain 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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阏氏

yān zhī

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