五胡

五胡

Five non-Han people, namely: Huns or Xiongnu 匈奴[Xiong1 nu2], Xianbei 鮮卑|鲜卑[Xian1 bei1], Jie 羯[Jie2], Di 氐[Di1], Qiang 羌[Qiang1], esp. in connection with the Sixteen Kingdoms 304-439 五胡十六國|五胡十六国[Wu3 hu2 Shi2 liu4 guo2]

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MEANING

MEANING

  1. noun

    Five non-Han people, namely: Huns or Xiongnu 匈奴[Xiong1 nu2], Xianbei 鮮卑|鲜卑[Xian1 bei1], Jie 羯[Jie2], Di 氐[Di1], Qiang 羌[Qiang1], esp. in connection with the Sixteen Kingdoms 304-439 五胡十六國|五胡十六国[Wu3 hu2 Shi2 liu4 guo2]

    • The Five Barbarians and Sixteen Kingdoms was a period in Chinese history.

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CHARACTER ANALYSIS
  • (two; two horizontal strokes)RADICAL
  • (diagonal stroke indicating the number five)ASSOCIATIVE

A number carved between two horizontal lines resembles the ancient finger-counting method.

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