契丹
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Chinese[edit]
phonetic | |||
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trad. (契丹) | 契 | 丹 | |
simp. #(契丹) | 契 | 丹 |
Etymology[edit]
A Middle Chinese transcription of Khitan 𘱿𘲫 (*qid ún, “Khitan”). First attested in the Book of Wei [554].
Pronunciation[edit]
Proper noun[edit]
契丹
- The Khitans (the Mongolic people who ruled Manchuria, then Northern China as the Liao, then Central Asia as the Qara Khitai, from the 9th to 13th century C.E..)
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Japanese[edit]
Kanji in this term | |
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契 | 丹 |
Grade: S | Grade: S |
Proper noun[edit]
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