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阏氏

阏氏 yān zhī formal wife of a Xiongnu chief during the Han Dynasty (206 BC-220 AD)
阏 è to block / to restrain / to control
阏 yān used in 阏氏
 氏 shì (bound form) family name; surname (as in 王氏 "the Wang clan") / (bound form) maiden name; née (as in 李王氏 "Mrs. Li, née Wang") / (bound form) honorific suffix added to the surname or full name of a notable person, esp. historical or scholarly figures
 氏 zhī used in 月氏 / used in 阏氏
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