Unicode: U+736F

Pinyin: xūn

Definition

* 〔~鬻〕中国夏代称北方民族。周代称"猃狁";汉代后称"匈奴"

a tribe of Scythians which invaded China during the Hsia dynasty

Structure

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Precursors

Transmitted Pre-Qin Forms
Pre-Qin forms (≤221 BCE) / late 2nd century BCE onward (Han → later textual transmission)
Pre-Qin character forms preserved through later textual transmission (often discussed as the 'Old Text' / guwen tradition). Shaped by repeated copying, they can diverge from excavated Warring States materials.Wikipedia ->
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Last Modified: 2026-01-29 11:48 UTC