Xiōng nú 
		Xiongnu
Huns
general term for nomadic people
		 
		
		
		
		
			 
		
				
		
			Mó jié 
		Capricorn (star sign)
northern people in classical times, a branch of the Huns or Xiongnu 匈奴
		 
		
		
														
		
		
			 
		
				
		
			Méng Tián 
		Qin general Meng Tian (-210 BC), involved in 215 BC in fighting the Northern Xiongnu 匈奴 and building the great wall
		 
		
		
														
		
		
					
				
		
			Chán yú 
		Chanyu (Han dynasty name for chiefs of Xiongnu Huns 匈奴)
		 
		
		
		
		
			 
		
				
		
			Lǐ Guǎng 
		Li Guang (-119 BC), Han dynasty general, nicknamed Flying General 飛將軍|飞将军 and much feared by the Xiongnu 匈奴
		 
		
		
		
		
			 
		
				
		
			Wǔ Hú 
		five non-Han people, namely: Huns or Xiongnu 匈奴, Xianbei 鮮卑|鲜卑, Jié 羯, Dī 氐, Qiāng 羌, esp. in connection with the Sixteen Kingdoms 304-439 五胡十六國|五胡十六国
		 
		
		
		
		
			 
		
				
		
			Lǐ Líng 
		Li Ling (-74 BC), Han dynasty general whose defeat by the Xiongnu 匈奴 in 104 BC led to a major scandal
		 
		
		
														
		
		
			 
		
				
		
			yān shì 
		formal wife of a Xiongnu chief during the Han Dynasty (206 BC-220 AD)
		 
		
		
														
		
		
			 
		
				
		
			chán yú 
		chanyu (Han Dynasty name for chiefs of Xiongnu Huns 匈奴[Xiong1 nu2])
		 
		
		
		
		
			 
		
				
		
			Xiǎn yǔn 
		Zhou Dynasty term for a northern nomadic tribe later called the Xiongnu 匈奴[Xiong1 nu2] in the Qin and Han Dynasties
		 
		
		
														
		
		
			 
		
				
		
			yān zhī 
		formal wife of a Xiongnu chief during the Han Dynasty (206 BC-220 AD)
		 
		
		
														
		
		
			 
		
				
		
			Wǔ hú 
		Five non-Han people, namely: Huns or Xiongnu 匈奴[Xiong1 nu2], Xianbei 鮮卑|鲜卑[Xian1 bei1], Jie 羯[Jie2], Di 氐[Di1], Qiang 羌[Qiang1], esp. in connection with the Sixteen Kingdoms 304-439 五胡十六國|五胡十六国[Wu3 hu2 Shi2 liu4 guo2]