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汉
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Definitions
- 1. Han ethnic group
- 2. Chinese (language)
- 3. the Han dynasty (206 BC-220 AD)
- 4. man
Example Sentences
1 shown我在学 汉 字。
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Words Containing 汉
(of a woman) to take a lover
Hanyuan county in Ya'an 雅安[yǎ ān], Sichuan
Wuhan University
Jianghan district of Wuhan city 武漢市|武汉市[wǔ hàn shì], Hubei
Emperor Xian of Han (181-234), the final Han emperor, set up by Dong Zhuo 董卓, reigned 189-220, forced to abdicate 220 by Cao Pi 曹丕
Guan Hanqing (c. 1235-c. 1300), Yuan dynasty dramatist in the 雜劇|杂剧 tradition of musical comedy, one of the Four Great Yuan dramatists 元曲四大家
Hanyuan county in Ya'an 雅安[yǎ ān], Sichuan
sorcerer
Nottinghamshire (English county)
Hønefoss, city (and soccer team) in Buskerud, Norway
traditional Han Chinese dress
Hanyin County in Ankang 安康[ān kāng], Shaanxi
Hankou, part of Wuhan 武漢|武汉 at the junction of Han river and Changjiang in Hubei
lit. the river that divides Chu and Han
liar
late Han and early Wei (roughly, first half of 3rd century AD)
man of steel
Wuhan city on Changjiang, subprovincial city and capital of Hubei province
traitor to one's love
Tian Han (1898-1968), author of the words of the PRC national anthem March of the Volunteer Army 義勇軍進行曲|义勇军进行曲
Office of Chinese Language Council International (known colloquially as \Hanban\), an organ of the PRC government which develops Chinese language and culture teaching resources worldwide, and has established Confucius Institutes 孔子學院|孔子学院[kǒng zǐ xué yuàn] internationally
human pyramid
Hanbin District of Ankang City 安康市[ān kāng shì], Shaanxi
Business Chinese Test (BCT)
Mizongyi, Mizong, My Jhong Law Horn - \Lost Track Fist\ (Chinese Martial Art)
bachelor
Hannan district of Wuhan city 武漢市|武汉市[wǔ hàn shì], Hubei
four Han commanderies in north Korea 108 BC-c. 300 AD
Liu Heng (202-157 BC), the fourth Han emperor Han Wendi, reigned 180-157 BC
daring to act and courageous enough to take responsibility for it (idiom)
hero
Chu-Han Contention (206-202 BC), power struggle between Liu Bang 劉邦|刘邦[liú bāng] of Han and Xiang Yu 項羽|项羽[xiàng yǔ] of Chu
History of the Former Han Dynasty, second of the 24 dynastic histories 二十四史[èr shí sì shǐ], composed by Ban Gu 班固[bān gù] in 82 during Eastern Han (later Han), 100 scrolls
Chinese written language
Hanshou county in Changde 常德[cháng dé], Hunan
Records of the Eastern Han, model for History of Later Han 後漢書|后汉书
Hannan district of Wuhan city 武漢市|武汉市[wǔ hàn shì], Hubei
Hangu former district of Tianjin, now part of Binhai subprovincial district 濱海新區|滨海新区[bīn hǎi xīn qū]
potbelly
History of Eastern Han (later Han), third of the 24 dynastic histories 二十四史[èr shí sì shǐ], composed by Fan Ye 范曄|范晔[fàn yè] in 445 during Song of the Southern Dynasties 南朝宋[nán cháo sòng], 120 scrolls
burly chap
Graham or Graeme (name)
Middle Chinese (linguistics)
woman's lover
true hero of Greenwood (refers to popular hero in Robin Hood style)
Wuhan accent
Unihan
Hamburg (German city)
Han of the Five dynasties (951-979), one of ten kingdoms during the Five Dynasties, Ten Kingdoms period (907-960)
Chinese language
pre-Han
History of the Former Han Dynasty, second of the 24 dynastic histories 二十四史[èr shí sì shǐ], composed by Ban Gu 班固[bān gù] in 82 during Eastern Han (later Han), 100 scrolls
Yuan Emperor, reign name of Han Dynasty emperor Liu Shi 劉奭|刘奭[liú shì], (74-33 BC), reigned 48-33 BC
Hangu former district of Tianjin, now part of Binhai subprovincial district 濱海新區|滨海新区[bīn hǎi xīn qū]
masculine woman
Han ethnic group
Robin Hood (English 12th century folk hero)
Han dynasty (206 BC-220 AD)
Shu Han (c. 200-263), Liu Bei's kingdom in Sichuan during the Three Kingdoms, claiming legitimacy as successor of Han
Chinese character
lit. Shu Han 蜀漢|蜀汉[shǔ hàn] and Cao Wei 曹魏[cáo wèi] cannot coexist (idiom)
Cheng Han of the Sixteen Kingdoms (304-347)
Ceyhan (Turkish Mediterranean port)
calligraphic style of Chinese characters
fool
Emperor Xuan (91-48 BC) of the Former Han Dynasty, reigned 74-48 BC
Hanyang district of Wuhan city 武漢市|武汉市[wǔ hàn shì], Hubei
Chinese-English
Aohan banner or Aokhan khoshuu in Chifeng 赤峰[chì fēng], Inner Mongolia
traitor (to China)
white marble
institute of Sinology
see 楚漢戰爭|楚汉战争[chǔ hàn zhàn zhēng]
Canton-Hankou Railway, linking Guangzhou and Wuchang, incorporated since 1957 into the Jing-Guang Railway 京廣鐵路|京广铁路[jīng guǎng tiě lù]
Hansen or Hanson (name)
bamboo slip used for record keeping during the Han Dynasty
Xuanhan county in Dazhou 達州|达州[dá zhōu], Sichuan
arhat (Sanskrit)
Wuhan city on Changjiang, subprovincial city and capital of Hubei province
Hanseong, former name of Seoul (capital of South Korea), replaced in 2005 with 首爾|首尔[shǒu ěr]
Hanzhong prefecture-level city in Shaanxi
Wuhan Iron and Steel
the heroes of Liangshan Marsh (in the novel \Water Margin\ 水滸傳|水浒传[shuǐ hǔ zhuàn])
Greater Han nationalism
fool
Second Chinese Character Simplification Scheme (second round of simplified Chinese characters, proposed in 1977 and retracted in 1986)
Beckenham or Beckham (name)
Guanghan, county-level city in Deyang 德陽|德阳[dé yáng], Sichuan
the Wuhan area
Guanghan, county-level city in Deyang 德陽|德阳[dé yáng], Sichuan
carrier who carries heavy loads on his shoulder (dialect)
(coll.) he-man
Later Han or Eastern Han dynasty (25-220)
Emperor Ling of Han (156-189), reigned from 168 to 189
broad bean (Vicia faba); fava bean
Hanseatic League
Hannah (name)
look-up method for Chinese characters
History of Later Han dynasty, internal palace record by many 1st and 2nd century authors, 143 scrolls
Milky Way
Hanyu Da Cidian, the largest Chinese dictionary, with over 375,000 word entries, first published 1986-1994
(of a woman) to take a lover
Hanzhong prefecture, Shaanxi
the Manchu Han imperial feast, a legendary banquet in the Qing dynasty
man (i.e. manly, masculine)
Aohan banner or Aokhan khoshuu in Chifeng 赤峰[chì fēng], Inner Mongolia
Southern Han
flowerhorn cichlid
Milky Way
HSK (Chinese Proficiency Test)
to commit adultery (of married woman)
Hanshou county in Changde 常德[cháng dé], Hunan
(idiom) dauntless
the Milky Way
to sinicize
sinologist
Former Han dynasty (206 BC-8 AD), also called 西漢|西汉[xī hàn], Western Han dynasty
Eastern or later Han dynasty, 25-220
heroes
Hanchuan, county-level city in Xiaogan 孝感[xiào gǎn], Hubei
a strong and determined man (idiom)
Hannibal (name)
Xuanhan county in Dazhou 達州|达州[dá zhōu], Sichuan
If the father is a hero, the son is a real man. If the father is a reactionary, the son is a bastard. (Cultural Revolution slogan)
Hanzhong prefecture-level city in Shaanxi
the sky
peasant
Hanchuan, county-level city in Xiaogan 孝感[xiào gǎn], Hubei
idle fellow
Buckingham Palace
Hanyu Da Zidian, one of the most comprehensive Chinese character dictionaries with 54,678 (and later 60,370) entries, first published between 1986-1990
the Han dynasty (206 BC-220 AD)
Manchurian-Chinese (relations)
overbearing fiend
posthumous name of the first Han emperor Liu Bang 劉邦|刘邦 (256 or 247-195 BC), reigned 202-195 BC
Hans (name)
Big Mac Index, a measure of the purchasing power parity (PPP) between currencies
the Qin (221-207 BC) and Han (206 BC-220 AD) dynasties
a wise man knows better than to fight when the odds are against him (idiom)
snail fever (bilharzia or schistosomiasis), disease caused by schistosome parasitic flatworm
Han River
luohan quan
burly fellow
Deutsche Lufthansa AG
Arkhangelsk Oblast, Russia
man
lit. until you reach the Great Wall, you're not a proper person; fig. to get over difficulties before reaching the goal
a real man doesn't boast about his past achievements (idiom)
Hantai District of Hanzhong City 漢中市|汉中市[hàn zhōng shì], Shaanxi
Emperor Ming of Han (28-75), Western Han Dynasty Emperor 58-75
sinology
Hanover
hamburger (loanword)
Han Chinese person or people
Bernhard Karlgren (1889-1978), distinguished Swedish linguist and sinologist
Sanskrit-Chinese transliteration
Emperor Wen of Han (202-157 BC), fourth Han emperor, personal name Liu Heng 劉恆|刘恒[liú héng], reigned 180-157 BC
Jianghan district of Wuhan city 武漢市|武汉市[wǔ hàn shì], Hubei
English-Chinese
Hantai District of Hanzhong City 漢中市|汉中市[hàn zhōng shì], Shaanxi
Standard Interchange Code for Generally Used Chinese Characters, a character encoding standard of Taiwan 1986-1992, aka CNS 11643-1986, where CNS stands for Chinese National Standard
Buckinghamshire (English county)
Chinese and English two-way translation
Han River (Hanshui)
Han Dynasty (206 BC-220 AD)
Nottingham (city in England)
Sino-Tibetan language family
The well-fed cannot know how the starving suffer (idiom).
Western Han Dynasty (206 BC-8 AD), also called 前漢|前汉[qián hàn], Former Han Dynasty
Burger King (fast food restaurant)
live in Cao camp but have the heart in Han camp (idiom)
Emperor Wu of the Han dynasty (141-87 BC)
Hallasan Mountain or Mount Halla, highest mountain in South Korea
Hanbin District of Ankang City 安康市[ān kāng shì], Shaanxi
Hamilton (name)
layman
another name for History of the Five Dynasties between Tang and Song 舊五代史|旧五代史[jiù wǔ dài shǐ]
molester (loanword from Japanese \chikan\)
Hanyin County in Ankang 安康[ān kāng], Shaanxi
English-Chinese parallel text
Han ethnic group
Hanwang town in Mianzhu county, Deyang 德陽|德阳[dé yáng] prefecture, Sichuan
Hanyang county in Hubei province
intoxicated man
hantavirus
tramp