Han
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a 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.
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a river flowing from central China into the Yangtze at Hankow. 900 miles (1,450 km) long.
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the Chinese people in general, especially those not of Mongol, Manchu, Tibetan, or other non-Chinese extraction.
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Hans,
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Han
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a member of a group of Indigenous people inhabiting the Yukon River drainage basin near the Alaska-Canada border.
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the Athabascan language of the Han.
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the imperial dynasty that ruled China for most of the time from 206 bc to 221 ad , expanding its territory and developing its bureaucracy
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the Chinese people as contrasted to Mongols, Manchus, etc
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Etymology
Origin of Han
From Kutchin han-gwičin “river dwellers”
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Han materialized again to bid us adieu: “Come back at 4 a.m. next time! You’ll enjoy it.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 26, 2026
When Xi took office in 2012, many Uyghurs resented what they saw as mistreatment by Han transplants, such as discrimination in hiring.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 23, 2026
"The overwhelming majority of Taiwanese compatriots do not want war; they wish to live their lives in peace and hope for peaceful cross-strait exchanges," Han said at the National Day event.
From Barron's ● Oct. 10, 2026
"A star sent from the heavens," is how Zihan Han describes the man she's become a huge fan of recently, a man who young Chinese people call an "idol".
From BBC ● Sep. 26, 2026
Maybe the crew from the Shu Han was relying on the jumbled crowd for cover, too.
From "Six of Crows" by Leigh Bardugo
Drawing on these findings, McGill biology professor Hans Larsson and PhD graduate Dirley Cortés have proposed a new concept called a "Biotic Inflection."
From Science Daily ● Nov. 8, 2026
The movie, which has Hindi and English versions, has been scored by Oscar-winning composers Hans Zimmer and A.R.
From Barron's ● Nov. 5, 2026
It's not the first time a big artist has worked with Hans Zimmer to create a track for the BBC's nature programmes.
From BBC ● Oct. 6, 2026
His earlier paintings often seem hard-won, made with a heavy hand, but as Hans Namuth’s well-known film of Pollock at work reveals, delicate gestures and dance-like movements translated into fluent drawing in the drip paintings.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 3, 2026
At 7:45 Hans, the apprentice, arrived and at 8:00 Toos, our saleslady-bookkeeper.
From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom
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