Han
1a dynasty in China, 206 b.c.–a.d. 220, with an interregnum, a.d. 9–25: characterized by consolidation of the centralized imperial state and territorial expansion.: Compare Earlier Han, Later Han.
a river flowing from central China into the Yangtze at Hankow. 900 miles (1,450 km) long.
the Chinese people in general, especially those not of Mongol, Manchu, Tibetan, or other non-Chinese extraction.
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a member of a group of Indigenous people inhabiting the Yukon River drainage basin near the Alaska-Canada border.
the Athabascan language of the Han.
Origin of Han
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How to use Han in a sentence
Aaron Paul may play a young Han Solo in the first Star Wars spin-off.
Juiciest ‘Star Wars: The Force Awakens’ Rumors (and Some Debunked Ones) | Rich Goldstein | January 3, 2015 | THE DAILY BEASTBut the true forgery—like the work of Han van Meegeren, the Dutch World War 2-era forger of Vermeer—is actually very rare.
Are Over Half the Works on the Art Market Really Fakes? | Tom Sykes | October 17, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTAnd Pratt is at once macho, charming, and droll; a Han Solo for the Facebook generation.
The Next Han Solo: Chris Pratt on His Star-Making Turn in ‘Guardians of the Galaxy’ | Marlow Stern | July 22, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTAnd Ford delivers another impressive performance as the hard-ass, take-no-prisoners colonel; like a hardened, grizzled Han Solo.
Harrison Ford Discusses ‘Ender’s Game,’ Drone Warfare, Vietnam, and Playing A Badass President | Marlow Stern | October 28, 2013 | THE DAILY BEASTConsider the work of Han van Meegeren, one of the foremost forgers of the 1930s and '40s.
He's very tall an' gran', an' w'ars fine close, an' Han's is white as a cotton bat, but his eyes doan set right in his head.
The Cromptons | Mary J. HolmesMS. Han ye me, correctly; Percy omits me, and so spoils both sense and metre.
Chaucer's Works, Volume 1 (of 7) -- Romaunt of the Rose; Minor Poems | Geoffrey ChaucerCf. 'what eek yif my mutabilitee yiveth thee rightful cause of hope to Han yit beter thinges?'
Chaucer's Works, Volume 1 (of 7) -- Romaunt of the Rose; Minor Poems | Geoffrey ChaucerIn early life Han-Sin suffered great poverty, and for some time was befriended by a poor woman who bleached flax.
Chinese Poems | VariousDen you follow yo' lef' Han' en strike 'cross de hill twel you come ter dat big red oak root—but de grapes aint dar.
Nights With Uncle Remus | Joel Chandler Harris
British Dictionary definitions for Han (1 of 2)
/ (hæn) /
a river in E central China, rising in S Shaanxi and flowing southeast through Hubei to the Yangtze River at Wuhan. Length: about 1450 km (900 miles)
British Dictionary definitions for Han (2 of 2)
/ (hæn) /
the imperial dynasty that ruled China for most of the time from 206 bc to 221 ad, expanding its territory and developing its bureaucracy
the Chinese people as contrasted to Mongols, Manchus, etc
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