猃狁 in English Xian3 yun3 Meaning

Meanings

  • Zhou Dynasty term for a northern nomadic tribe later called the Xiongnu 匈奴[Xiong1 nu2] in the Qin and Han Dynasties

Simplified Characters

猃 狁

Traditional Characters

獫 狁

Pinyin

Xian3 yun3

Literal

Literal explanation, with pronunciation and meaning of each character.

猃xian3a kind of dog with a long snout 狁yun3name of a tribe