阏

yān

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阏

è to block; to restrain

阏

yān see 閼氏|阏氏[yān zhī]

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Used in 阏氏 yān zhī

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

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Words Containing 阏

• 阏氏 阏氏 yān zhī: formal wife of a Xiongnu chief during the Han Dynasty (206 BC-220 AD)
• 雍阏 雍阏 yōng è: to intercept; to prevent the arrival of sth