han
noun
Simple meaning
An imperial Chinese dynasty, ruling from 206 BC to AD 220.
Pronunciation
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hahnIPA pronunciation (US)
ˈhɑn
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Definition
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noun
Sorrowful resentment, as a part of the Korean cultural identity.
An imperial Chinese dynasty, ruling (with interruptions) from 206 BC to AD 220, marked by the expansion of the Yellow River's Huaxia culture to the recent conquests of the Qin and a flowering of economic, literary, and scientific development
The Chinese ethnicity, when distinguished from other peoples of the Chinese state
A First Nations people of Canada and an Alaska Native Athabaskan people of the Athabaskan-speaking ethnolinguistic group.
The Northern Athabaskan language spoken by the Han people, or Hän Hwëch'in, in Alaska and the Yukon.
A river in central China.
Word at a Glance
- Difficulty
- B1 · Intermediate (estimated)
- Frequency
- Moderately Common
- Typical Use
- General and technical use
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