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契丹

Qì dān

2-character word

What 契丹 means

1. Qidan or Khitan, ethnic group in ancient China, a branch of the Eastern Hu people inhabiting the valley of the Xar Murun River in the upper reaches of the Liao River {辽河|Liáo Hé}

The characters in 契丹

• 契qìto carve; carved words; to agree
• 丹dānred; pellet; powder

Words starting with 契丹

• 契丹国志Qì dān Guó zhìHistory of the Liao Dynasty, 13th-century book on the history of the Khitan Empire…

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