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Definitions

  1. 1. Han ethnic group
  2. 2. Chinese (language)
  3. 3. the Han dynasty (206 BC-220 AD)
  4. 4. man

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Words Containing 汉

偷汉
tōu hàn

(of a woman) to take a lover

汉源
hàn yuán

Hanyuan county in Ya'an 雅安[yǎ ān], Sichuan

武汉大学
wǔ hàn dà xué

Wuhan University

江汉
jiāng hàn

Jianghan district of Wuhan city 武漢市|武汉市[wǔ hàn shì], Hubei

汉献帝
hàn xiàn dì

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

关汉卿
guān hàn qīng

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

汉源县
hàn yuán xiàn

Hanyuan county in Ya'an 雅安[yǎ ān], Sichuan

神汉
shén hàn

sorcerer

诺丁汉郡
nuò dīng hàn jùn

Nottinghamshire (English county)

汉福斯
hàn fú sī

Hønefoss, city (and soccer team) in Buskerud, Norway

汉服
hàn fú

traditional Han Chinese dress

汉阴县
hàn yīn xiàn

Hanyin County in Ankang 安康[ān kāng], Shaanxi

汉口
hàn kǒu

Hankou, part of Wuhan 武漢|武汉 at the junction of Han river and Changjiang in Hubei

楚河汉界
chǔ hé hàn jiè

lit. the river that divides Chu and Han

脱空汉
tuō kōng hàn

liar

汉末魏初
hàn mò wèi chū

late Han and early Wei (roughly, first half of 3rd century AD)

硬汉
yìng hàn

man of steel

武汉
wǔ hàn

Wuhan city on Changjiang, subprovincial city and capital of Hubei province

负心汉
fù xīn hàn

traitor to one's love

田汉
tián hàn

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

国家汉办
guó jiā hàn bàn

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

叠罗汉
dié luó hàn

human pyramid

汉滨
hàn bīn

Hanbin District of Ankang City 安康市[ān kāng shì], Shaanxi

商务汉语考试
shāng wù hàn yǔ kǎo shì

Business Chinese Test (BCT)

迷踪罗汉拳
mí zōng luó hàn quán

Mizongyi, Mizong, My Jhong Law Horn - \Lost Track Fist\ (Chinese Martial Art)

单身汉
dān shēn hàn

bachelor

汉南
hàn nán

Hannan district of Wuhan city 武漢市|武汉市[wǔ hàn shì], Hubei

汉四郡
hàn sì jùn

four Han commanderies in north Korea 108 BC-c. 300 AD

汉文帝刘恒
hàn wén dì liú héng

Liu Heng (202-157 BC), the fourth Han emperor Han Wendi, reigned 180-157 BC

好汉做事好汉当
hǎo hàn zuò shì hǎo hàn dāng

daring to act and courageous enough to take responsibility for it (idiom)

好汉
hǎo hàn

hero

楚汉战争
chǔ hàn zhàn zhēng

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

汉书
hàn shū

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

汉文
hàn wén

Chinese written language

汉寿
hàn shòu

Hanshou county in Changde 常德[cháng dé], Hunan

东现汉纪
dōng xiàn hàn jì

Records of the Eastern Han, model for History of Later Han 後漢書|后汉书

汉南区
hàn nán qū

Hannan district of Wuhan city 武漢市|武汉市[wǔ hàn shì], Hubei

汉沽区
hàn gū qū

Hangu former district of Tianjin, now part of Binhai subprovincial district 濱海新區|滨海新区[bīn hǎi xīn qū]

罗汉肚
luó hàn dù

potbelly

后汉书
hòu hàn shū

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

彪形大汉
biāo xíng dà hàn

burly chap

格拉汉姆
gé lā hàn mǔ

Graham or Graeme (name)

中古汉语
zhōng gǔ hàn yǔ

Middle Chinese (linguistics)

野汉子
yě hàn zi

woman's lover

绿林好汉
lǜ lín hǎo hàn

true hero of Greenwood (refers to popular hero in Robin Hood style)

汉腔
hàn qiāng

Wuhan accent

统汉字
tǒng hàn zì

Unihan

汉堡
hàn bǎo

Hamburg (German city)

北汉
běi hàn

Han of the Five dynasties (951-979), one of ten kingdoms during the Five Dynasties, Ten Kingdoms period (907-960)

汉语
hàn yǔ

Chinese language

先汉
xiān hàn

pre-Han

前汉书
qián hàn shū

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

汉元帝
hàn yuán dì

Yuan Emperor, reign name of Han Dynasty emperor Liu Shi 劉奭|刘奭[liú shì], (74-33 BC), reigned 48-33 BC

汉沽
hàn gū

Hangu former district of Tianjin, now part of Binhai subprovincial district 濱海新區|滨海新区[bīn hǎi xīn qū]

女汉子
nǚ hàn zi

masculine woman

汉族
hàn zú

Han ethnic group

罗宾汉
luó bīn hàn

Robin Hood (English 12th century folk hero)

两汉
liǎng hàn

Han dynasty (206 BC-220 AD)

蜀汉
shǔ hàn

Shu Han (c. 200-263), Liu Bei's kingdom in Sichuan during the Three Kingdoms, claiming legitimacy as successor of Han

汉字
hàn zì

Chinese character

汉贼不两立
hàn zéi bù liǎng lì

lit. Shu Han 蜀漢|蜀汉[shǔ hàn] and Cao Wei 曹魏[cáo wèi] cannot coexist (idiom)

成汉
chéng hàn

Cheng Han of the Sixteen Kingdoms (304-347)

杰伊汉港
jié yī hàn gǎng

Ceyhan (Turkish Mediterranean port)

汉字字体
hàn zì zì tǐ

calligraphic style of Chinese characters

莽汉
mǎng hàn

fool

汉宣帝
hàn xuān dì

Emperor Xuan (91-48 BC) of the Former Han Dynasty, reigned 74-48 BC

汉阳区
hàn yáng qū

Hanyang district of Wuhan city 武漢市|武汉市[wǔ hàn shì], Hubei

汉英
hàn yīng

Chinese-English

敖汉旗
áo hàn qí

Aohan banner or Aokhan khoshuu in Chifeng 赤峰[chì fēng], Inner Mongolia

汉奸
hàn jiān

traitor (to China)

汉白玉
hàn bái yù

white marble

汉学系
hàn xué xì

institute of Sinology

楚汉相争
chǔ hàn xiāng zhēng

see 楚漢戰爭|楚汉战争[chǔ hàn zhàn zhēng]

粤汉铁路
yuè hàn tiě lù

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]

汉森
hàn sēn

Hansen or Hanson (name)

汉简
hàn jiǎn

bamboo slip used for record keeping during the Han Dynasty

宣汉
xuān hàn

Xuanhan county in Dazhou 達州|达州[dá zhōu], Sichuan

阿罗汉
ā luó hàn

arhat (Sanskrit)

武汉市
wǔ hàn shì

Wuhan city on Changjiang, subprovincial city and capital of Hubei province

汉城
hàn chéng

Hanseong, former name of Seoul (capital of South Korea), replaced in 2005 with 首爾|首尔[shǒu ěr]

汉中
hàn zhōng

Hanzhong prefecture-level city in Shaanxi

武汉钢铁公司
wǔ hàn gāng tiě gōng sī

Wuhan Iron and Steel

梁山好汉
liáng shān hǎo hàn

the heroes of Liangshan Marsh (in the novel \Water Margin\ 水滸傳|水浒传[shuǐ hǔ zhuàn])

大汉族主义
dà hàn zú zhǔ yì

Greater Han nationalism

蠢汉
chǔn hàn

fool

第二次汉字简化方案
dì èr cì hàn zì jiǎn huà fāng àn

Second Chinese Character Simplification Scheme (second round of simplified Chinese characters, proposed in 1977 and retracted in 1986)

贝克汉姆
bèi kè hàn mǔ

Beckenham or Beckham (name)

广汉市
guǎng hàn shì

Guanghan, county-level city in Deyang 德陽|德阳[dé yáng], Sichuan

武汉地区
wǔ hàn dì qū

the Wuhan area

广汉
guǎng hàn

Guanghan, county-level city in Deyang 德陽|德阳[dé yáng], Sichuan

夯汉
hāng hàn

carrier who carries heavy loads on his shoulder (dialect)

男子汉大丈夫
nán zǐ hàn dà zhàng fu

(coll.) he-man

后汉
hòu hàn

Later Han or Eastern Han dynasty (25-220)

汉灵帝
hàn líng dì

Emperor Ling of Han (156-189), reigned from 168 to 189

罗汉豆
luó hàn dòu

broad bean (Vicia faba); fava bean

汉萨同盟
hàn sà tóng méng

Hanseatic League

汉娜
hàn nà

Hannah (name)

汉字查字法
hàn zì chá zì fǎ

look-up method for Chinese characters

东观汉记
dōng guān hàn jì

History of Later Han dynasty, internal palace record by many 1st and 2nd century authors, 143 scrolls

星汉
xīng hàn

Milky Way

汉语大词典
hàn yǔ dà cí diǎn

Hanyu Da Cidian, the largest Chinese dictionary, with over 375,000 word entries, first published 1986-1994

偷汉子
tōu hàn zi

(of a woman) to take a lover

汉中地区
hàn zhōng dì qū

Hanzhong prefecture, Shaanxi

满汉全席
mǎn hàn quán xí

the Manchu Han imperial feast, a legendary banquet in the Qing dynasty

男子汉
nán zǐ hàn

man (i.e. manly, masculine)

敖汉
áo hàn

Aohan banner or Aokhan khoshuu in Chifeng 赤峰[chì fēng], Inner Mongolia

南汉
nán hàn

Southern Han

罗汉鱼
luó hàn yú

flowerhorn cichlid

银汉
yín hàn

Milky Way

汉语水平考试
hàn yǔ shuǐ píng kǎo shì

HSK (Chinese Proficiency Test)

养汉
yǎng hàn

to commit adultery (of married woman)

汉寿县
hàn shòu xiàn

Hanshou county in Changde 常德[cháng dé], Hunan

气冲霄汉
qì chōng xiāo hàn

(idiom) dauntless

天汉
tiān hàn

the Milky Way

汉化
hàn huà

to sinicize

汉学家
hàn xué jiā

sinologist

前汉
qián hàn

Former Han dynasty (206 BC-8 AD), also called 西漢|西汉[xī hàn], Western Han dynasty

东汉
dōng hàn

Eastern or later Han dynasty, 25-220

英雄好汉
yīng xióng hǎo hàn

heroes

汉川市
hàn chuān shì

Hanchuan, county-level city in Xiaogan 孝感[xiào gǎn], Hubei

铮铮铁汉
zhēng zhēng tiě hàn

a strong and determined man (idiom)

汉尼拔
hàn ní bá

Hannibal (name)

宣汉县
xuān hàn xiàn

Xuanhan county in Dazhou 達州|达州[dá zhōu], Sichuan

老子英雄儿好汉,老子反动儿混蛋
lǎo zi yīng xióng ér hǎo hàn , lǎo zi fǎn dòng ér hún dàn

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)

汉中市
hàn zhōng shì

Hanzhong prefecture-level city in Shaanxi

霄汉
xiāo hàn

the sky

庄稼汉
zhuāng jia hàn

peasant

汉川
hàn chuān

Hanchuan, county-level city in Xiaogan 孝感[xiào gǎn], Hubei

懒汉
lǎn hàn

idle fellow

白金汉宫
bái jīn hàn gōng

Buckingham Palace

汉语大字典
hàn yǔ dà zì diǎn

Hanyu Da Zidian, one of the most comprehensive Chinese character dictionaries with 54,678 (and later 60,370) entries, first published between 1986-1990

汉代
hàn dài

the Han dynasty (206 BC-220 AD)

满汉
mǎn hàn

Manchurian-Chinese (relations)

恶汉
è hàn

overbearing fiend

汉高祖
hàn gāo zǔ

posthumous name of the first Han emperor Liu Bang 劉邦|刘邦 (256 or 247-195 BC), reigned 202-195 BC

汉斯
hàn sī

Hans (name)

巨无霸汉堡包指数
jù wú bà hàn bǎo bāo zhǐ shù

Big Mac Index, a measure of the purchasing power parity (PPP) between currencies

秦汉
qín hàn

the Qin (221-207 BC) and Han (206 BC-220 AD) dynasties

好汉不吃眼前亏
hǎo hàn bù chī yǎn qián kuī

a wise man knows better than to fight when the odds are against him (idiom)

罗汉病
luó hàn bìng

snail fever (bilharzia or schistosomiasis), disease caused by schistosome parasitic flatworm

汉江
hàn jiāng

Han River

罗汉拳
luó hàn quán

luohan quan

大汉
dà hàn

burly fellow

德国汉莎航空公司
dé guó hàn shā háng kōng gōng sī

Deutsche Lufthansa AG

阿尔汉格尔斯克州
ā ěr hàn gé ěr sī kè zhōu

Arkhangelsk Oblast, Russia

汉子
hàn zi

man

不到长城非好汉
bù dào cháng chéng fēi hǎo hàn

lit. until you reach the Great Wall, you're not a proper person; fig. to get over difficulties before reaching the goal

好汉不提当年勇
hǎo hàn bù tí dāng nián yǒng

a real man doesn't boast about his past achievements (idiom)

汉台区
hàn tái qū

Hantai District of Hanzhong City 漢中市|汉中市[hàn zhōng shì], Shaanxi

汉明帝
hàn míng dì

Emperor Ming of Han (28-75), Western Han Dynasty Emperor 58-75

汉学
hàn xué

sinology

汉诺威
hàn nuò wēi

Hanover

汉堡包
hàn bǎo bāo

hamburger (loanword)

汉人
hàn rén

Han Chinese person or people

高本汉
gāo běn hàn

Bernhard Karlgren (1889-1978), distinguished Swedish linguist and sinologist

梵汉对音
fàn hàn duì yīn

Sanskrit-Chinese transliteration

汉文帝
hàn wén dì

Emperor Wen of Han (202-157 BC), fourth Han emperor, personal name Liu Heng 劉恆|刘恒[liú héng], reigned 180-157 BC

江汉区
jiāng hàn qū

Jianghan district of Wuhan city 武漢市|武汉市[wǔ hàn shì], Hubei

英汉
yīng hàn

English-Chinese

汉台
hàn tái

Hantai District of Hanzhong City 漢中市|汉中市[hàn zhōng shì], Shaanxi

通用汉字标准交换码
tōng yòng hàn zì biāo zhǔn jiāo huàn mǎ

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

白金汉郡
bái jīn hàn jùn

Buckinghamshire (English county)

汉英互译
hàn yīng hù yì

Chinese and English two-way translation

汉水
hàn shuǐ

Han River (Hanshui)

汉朝
hàn cháo

Han Dynasty (206 BC-220 AD)

诺丁汉
nuò dīng hàn

Nottingham (city in England)

汉藏语系
hàn zàng yǔ xì

Sino-Tibetan language family

饱汉不知饿汉饥
bǎo hàn bù zhī è hàn jī

The well-fed cannot know how the starving suffer (idiom).

西汉
xī hàn

Western Han Dynasty (206 BC-8 AD), also called 前漢|前汉[qián hàn], Former Han Dynasty

汉堡王
hàn bǎo wáng

Burger King (fast food restaurant)

身在曹营心在汉
shēn zài cáo yíng xīn zài hàn

live in Cao camp but have the heart in Han camp (idiom)

汉武帝
hàn wǔ dì

Emperor Wu of the Han dynasty (141-87 BC)

汉拿山
hàn ná shān

Hallasan Mountain or Mount Halla, highest mountain in South Korea

汉滨区
hàn bīn qū

Hanbin District of Ankang City 安康市[ān kāng shì], Shaanxi

汉密尔顿
hàn mì ěr dùn

Hamilton (name)

门外汉
mén wài hàn

layman

梁唐晋汉周书
liáng táng jìn hàn zhōu shū

another name for History of the Five Dynasties between Tang and Song 舊五代史|旧五代史[jiù wǔ dài shǐ]

痴汉
chī hàn

molester (loanword from Japanese \chikan\)

汉阴
hàn yīn

Hanyin County in Ankang 安康[ān kāng], Shaanxi

英汉对译
yīng hàn duì yì

English-Chinese parallel text

汉民族
hàn mín zú

Han ethnic group

汉旺镇
hàn wàng zhèn

Hanwang town in Mianzhu county, Deyang 德陽|德阳[dé yáng] prefecture, Sichuan

汉阳
hàn yáng

Hanyang county in Hubei province

醉汉
zuì hàn

intoxicated man

汉坦病毒
hàn tǎn bìng dú

hantavirus

流浪汉
liú làng hàn

tramp