羯族

Jiézú

proper noun

Meanings

1 the Jie, a people of 4th-century northern China whose leader Shi Le founded the Later Zhao

Characters

Examples

HSK 4

羯族是五胡之一。

Jiézú shì Wǔhú zhīyī.

The Jie were one of the "Five Hu" peoples.

HSK 5

羯族人石勒建立了后赵。

Jiézú rén Shí Lè jiànlì le Hòuzhào.

Shi Le, a Jie, founded the Later Zhao.

Tips

history

Of Xiongnu stock, the Jie lived in the Shanxi highlands. 石勒, once sold as a slave, founded the Later Zhao in 319. The state collapsed in 350 amid mass killings ordered by 冉闵, and the Jie vanish from the record soon after.

Stroke Order

羯 jié

族 zú