阏氏

Traditional form:

閼氏

Pinyin (reading):

yānzhī

Definitions:

• formal wife of a Xiongnu chief during the Han Dynasty (206 BC-220 AD)

Characters:

• 阏 - to block, to obstruct, to stop up
• 氏 - clan, family; maiden name

Traditional characters:

• 閼 - to block, to obstruct, to stop up
• 氏 - clan, family; maiden name