Usage of the character 猃
xiǎn
猃
[獫]
- a kind of dog with a long snout
- see 獫狁／猃狁 ( Xiǎnyǔn)
Xiǎnyǔn
猃狁
[獫狁]
- Zhou Dynasty term for a northern nomadic tribe later called the Xiongnu 匈奴 ( Xiōngnú) in the Qin and Han Dynasties