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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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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"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
Yan Xinyi, a 22-year-old Han native of Nanjing, in China’s prosperous east, hopes to one day see the Potala Palace for herself.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 5, 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
“Changes in physical health and sleep can be associated with financial exploitation,” said Duke Han, a professor of psychology at the University of Southern California.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 25, 2026
In the end, I went for my favorite jeans and a hoodie over a lavender T-shirt Daisy had given me featuring Han Solo and Chewbacca in a fierce embrace.
From "Turtles All the Way Down" by John Green
The new series is accompanied by an original score from Hans Zimmer and Bleeding Fingers Music.
From BBC ● Oct. 7, 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
Krasner, born in Brooklyn, N.Y., to a Jewish family from Ukraine, had fairly traditional art training, but she also studied profitably with Hans Hofmann.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 3, 2026
Before testing the first atom bomb, the Los Alamos crew asked Hans Bethe to confirm with math that it wouldn’t start a chain reaction and consume the atmosphere.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 18, 2026
One of its founding members was Hans Scholl.
From "Hitler Youth: Growing Up in Hitler's Shadow" by Susan Campbell Bartoletti
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