猃狁

Traditional form:

獫狁

Pinyin (reading):

Xiǎnyǔn

Definitions:

• Zhou Dynasty term for a northern nomadic tribe later called the Xiongnu 匈奴 ( Xiōngnú) in the Qin and Han Dynasties

Characters:

• 猃 - long-snouted dog
• 狁 - barbarians; a tribe of Scythian nomads

Traditional characters:

• 狁 - barbarians; a tribe of Scythian nomads