What does 猃 mean in Chinese?

猃 (xiǎn) means "a kind of dog with a long snout; see 獫狁|猃狁[Xian3 yun3]" in Chinese.

How do you pronounce 猃?

猃 is pronounced "xiǎn" in Mandarin Chinese. The tone number is 3.

猃 is not part of the HSK vocabulary lists. It may be a specialized or advanced word.

Common words with 猃 include 猃狁 (Zhou Dynasty term for a northern nomadic tribe later called the Xiongnu 匈奴[Xiong1 nu2] in the Qin and Han Dynasties).

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xiǎn

a kind of dog with a long snout; see 獫狁|猃狁[Xian3 yun3]

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