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
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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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