Han

¹

[hahn]

noun

1. 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.

2. a river flowing from central China into the Yangtze at Hankow. 900 miles (1,450 km) long.

3. the Chinese people in general, especially those not of Mongol, Manchu, Tibetan, or other non-Chinese extraction.

Han

²

[hahn, huhn]

noun

plural

Hans ,

plural

Han .

1. a member of a group of Indigenous people inhabiting the Yukon River drainage basin near the Alaska-Canada border.

2. the Athabascan language of the Han.

Han

¹

/ hæn /

noun

1. the imperial dynasty that ruled China for most of the time from 206 _bc to 221 _ad , expanding its territory and developing its bureaucracy

2. the Chinese people as contrasted to Mongols, Manchus, etc

Han

²

/ hæn /

noun

1. 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)

Word History and Origins

Origin of Han¹

From Kutchin han-gwičin “river dwellers”

Example Sentences

The arrest of leader Han Hak-ja in September rocked the Unification Church, which claims to have 10 million followers worldwide and controls a sprawling business empire.

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The Hollywood Reporter's Angie Han said: "It's time to let these adolescents do as adolescents are meant to do: grow up and move on with the rest of their lives."

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“Hans and I are the Lucky Lumleys, indeed. We have been blessed with four children.”

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The researchers note that frequent conflict in northern China from the late Eastern Han dynasty through the Northern and Southern dynasties pushed many communities to relocate to the south.

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Before dining, customers picked out their garments from a room lined with traditional "hanfu", or Han clothing, headpieces adorned with faux jewels, and accessories.

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