契丹
Chinese edit
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trad. (契丹) | 契 | 丹 | |
simp. #(契丹) | 契 | 丹 |
Etymology edit
A Middle Chinese transcription of Khitan 𘱿𘲫 (*qid ún, “Khitan”). First attested in the Book of Wei [554].
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Proper noun edit
契丹
- The Khitans (the Mongolic people who ruled Manchuria, then Northern China as the Liao, then Central Asia as the Qara Khitai, from the 9th to 13th century C.E..)
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Japanese edit
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契 | 丹 |
Grade: S | Grade: S |