匈奴阏氏是单于、诸王的妻妾的统称,单于可有多个阏氏,她们多出自匈奴四大姓、收继婚与和亲,其名号和地位有差别。地位低的阏氏不能干预军政,单于可随意处置她们;地位高的阏氏可联合自己的氏族干预军政,甚至是单于位的继承。 Hu Xun is a single, the wives of the kings collectively, single can have more than one, they come from the Huns more than four surnames, receiving marriages and kinship, its name and status are different. Low-ranking Ch’i’s can not interfere with the military and government alone, and they are free to dispose of them. High-status Ch’i’s can intervene in military affairs with their own clan and even inherit it by themselves.