羯胡 jiéhú Jie people Definitions Defs Origin Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents 羯 jié Jie people (bound form) an ancient ethnic group in northern China related to the 匈奴 xiōngnú, who founded the Later Zhao state in the 4th century胡 hú noun non-Han peoples a general term for non-Han ethnic groups in the north and west of ancient China