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Han - What does it mean?

Definition of 'Han'

English

(Han Empire)(Han Chinese)

Etymology 1

From (etyl) Chinese , from the dynasty founder 's Hanzhong Commandery, headquartered at a city which also became known as [[w:Hanzhong|Hanzhong

Proper noun

(en-proper noun)
  • An imperial Chinese dynasty, ruling (with interruptions) from 206 BC to AD 220, marked by the expansion of the Yellow River's Huaxia culture to the recent conquests of the Qin and a flowering of economic, literary, and scientific development
  • The Chinese ethnicity, when distinguished from other peoples of the Chinese state
  • Synonyms

    * Han Chinese (ethnicity )

    Derived terms

    * Han character * Han ideograph * Han letter * Han logograph * Han radical * Han syllable

    See also

    * Chinese character * Chinese ideograph * Chinese letter * Chinese logogram * Chinese radical * Chinese syllable

    Etymology 2

    From (etyl) Chinese , an ancient Chinese placename

    Proper noun

    (en-proper noun)
  • An ancient Chinese county, viscounty, and kingdom of the Zhou dynasty and the Qin–Han interregnum
  • The realm of this former state under other rulers
  • (astronomy) The star in traditional Chinese astronomy, named for this state
  • Anagrams

    * * English proper nouns ----

    Similar to 'Han'

    Hun, Hon, Hann, Henn