yǔn

狁

Character · Noun

used in 猃狁 (Xiǎnyǔn), an ancient nomadic tribe in northern China during the Zhou Dynasty

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Meanings

1 sense · 1 examples
1.

noun

used in 猃狁 (Xiǎnyǔn), an ancient nomadic tribe in northern China during the Zhou Dynasty

archaic
Zhōu周
cháo朝
shí时
qí期
 ，
Xiǎn猃
yǔn狁
shì是
běi北
fāng方
de的
zhǔ主
yào要
wēi威
xié胁
 。

During the Zhou Dynasty, the Xianyun were the primary threat from the north.