黑契丹 hēiqìdān Kara Khitai Origin Definitions Defs Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents 黑 hēi adjective black the color of coal or ink; opposite of 白 bái契丹 qìdān Khitan An ethnic group in ancient China who lived in the Liao River valley; the Yelü clan unified the tribes in the 10th century to establish the 辽 liáo dynasty.