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  *汉* | 汉* | *汉
Han ethnic group / Chinese (language) / the Han dynasty (206 BC-220 AD)
Hua Tuo (c. 145–208), physician of the Eastern Han dynasty
Former Han dynasty (206 BC-8 AD), also called 西漢|西汉, Western Han dynasty
Han Yanzhi (1131-?), Song dynasty botanist, author of classification of orange trees 橘錄|橘录
historian from Song of the Southern Dynasties 南朝宋, author of History of Eastern Han 後漢書|后汉书
the Han dynasty (206 BC-220 AD)
interactions between heaven and mankind (Han Dynasty doctrine)
Jia Yi (200-168 BC), Chinese poet and statesman of the Western Han Dynasty
Marquis (highest Han dynasty ducal title meaning lord of 10,000 households) / high nobles
ancient people of central Asia during the Han dynasty
Eastern or later Han dynasty, 25-220
Emperor Wu of the Han dynasty (141-87 BC)
Han Dynasty
Xiongnu, a people of the Eastern Steppe who created an empire that flourished around the time of the Qin and Han dynasties
Zhang Qian (-114 BC), Han dynasty explorer of 2nd century BC
traditional Han Chinese attire (including various styles of clothing worn by the Han ethnic group before the Qing Dynasty, and in the 21st century, revived as part of a cultural movement) / clothing styles of the Han dynasty
lit. a reincarnation of Hua Tuo, the legendary physician of the Eastern Han Dynasty (idiom) / fig. a highly skilled and virtuous doctor; a miracle-working physician
imperial five punishments of feudal China, up to Han times: tattooing characters on the forehead , cutting off the nose , amputation of one or both feet , castration 宮|宫, execution 大辟 / Han dynasty onwards: whipping , beating the legs and buttocks with rough thorns , forced labor , exile or banishment , capital punishment
Han dynasty (206 BC-220 AD) / refers to the Western Han and Eastern Han
History of Eastern Han (later Han), third of the 24 dynastic histories 二十四史, composed by Fan Ye 范曄|范晔 in 445 during Song of the Southern Dynasties 南朝宋, 120 scrolls
(idiom) military title said to have existed in the Han dynasty, allegedly granted to officials tasked with retrieving gold from tombs to fund military campaigns; (in popular fiction) tomb raider
chief accounting officer / controller / comptroller / (Han Dynasty) treasurer
ministerial title in imperial China (in the Qin and Han dynasties, the minister responsible for the imperial stables)
(idiom) Zhu Yun breaks the railing (Zhu Yun was a Han Dynasty official who accused the emperor's tutor of corruption, and when sentenced to death, clung to the palace hall railing so fiercely while demanding justice that he broke it); (fig.) to speak the truth with unwavering courage; to admonish fearlessly / also pr. [zhu1yun2-she2jian4]
Sima Qian (145-86 BC), Han Dynasty historian, author of Records of the Grand Historian 史記|史记, known as the father of Chinese historiography
Han Dynasty term for the Roman Empire 羅馬帝國|罗马帝国
Treatise 134 BC by Han dynasty philosopher Dong Zhongshu 董仲舒
the Qin (221-207 BC) and Han (206 BC-220 AD) dynasties
Lelang commandery (108 BC-313 AD), one of four Han dynasty commanderies in north Korea
Yuan Emperor, reign name of Han Dynasty emperor Liu Shi 劉奭|刘奭, (74-33 BC), reigned 48-33 BC
Wei, Jin and North-South dynasties / generic term for historic period 220-589 between Han and Sui
Sima Tan (-110 BC), Han dynasty scholar and historian, and father of 司馬遷|司马迁
nickname of Han dynasty general Li Guang 李廣|李广
master craftsman / Han dynasty official title
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Han, one of the Seven Hero States of the Warring States 戰國七雄|战国七雄 / Korea from the fall of the Joseon dynasty in 1897 / Korea, esp. South Korea 大韓民國|大韩民国 / surname Han
the Yuezhi, an ancient people of central Asia during the Han dynasty (also written 月氏)
Yumen Pass, or Jade Gate, western frontier post on the Silk Road in the Han Dynasty, west of Dunhuang, in Gansu
White Tiger Hall, a Han dynasty palace hall in which the famous Virtuous Discussions Held in White Tiger Hall 白虎通德論|白虎通德论 were held under the aegis of Han Emperor Zhang 漢章帝|汉章帝
Western Regions (Han Dynasty term for regions beyond Yumen Pass 玉門關|玉门关)
Cheng Bushi, Han dynasty general
Mawangdui in Changsha, Hunan, a recent Han dynasty archaeological site
Mt Mang at Luoyang in Henan, with many Han, Wei and Jin dynasty royal tombs
Songs of Chu, an anthology of poetic songs, many from the state of Chu , collected in the Han dynasty 漢朝|汉朝
the Manchu Han imperial feast, a legendary banquet in the Qing dynasty / (fig.) a sumptuous banquet
bamboo slip used for record keeping during the Han Dynasty
Xu Shen (-147) the compiler of the original Han dynasty dictionary Shuowen Jiezi 說文解字|说文解字
Han dynasty name for countries in far West / may refer to Silk Road states or Alexandria or the Roman empire
Liu Bei (161-223), warlord at the end of the Han dynasty and founder of the Han kingdom of Shu 蜀漢|蜀汉 (c. 200-263), later the Shu Han dynasty
Dongguan Hanji, a history of the Eastern Han dynasty consisting of 143 volumes compiled by many 1st and 2nd century authors
Sichuan / the state of Shu in Sichuan at different periods / the Shu Han dynasty (214-263) of Liu Bei 劉備|刘备 during the Three Kingdoms
Han Yu (768-824), Tang dynasty essayist and poet, advocate of the classical writing 古文運動|古文运动 and neoclassical 復古|复古 movements
Xuantu commandery (108 BC-c. 300 AD), one of four Han dynasty commanderies in north Korea
the Six Dynasties period (222-589) between Han and Tang
Han Dynasty (206 BC-220 AD)
Western Han Dynasty (206 BC-8 AD), also called 前漢|前汉, Former Han Dynasty
Mt Mang at Luoyang in Henan, with many Han, Wei and Jin dynasty royal tombs
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  *邳* | 邳* | *邳
surname Pi / Han dynasty county in present-day Jiangsu / also pr. [Pei2]
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  *魏* | 魏* | *魏
surname Wei / name of a vassal state of the Zhou dynasty from 661 BC in Shanxi, one of the Seven Hero Warring States / Wei state, founded by Cao Cao 曹操, one of the Three Kingdoms after the Han dynasty / the Wei dynasty 221–265 / Wei Prefecture or Wei County at various times in history
classification of orange trees by 12th century Song dynasty botanist Han Yanzhi 韓彥直|韩彦直
Shennong's Compendium of Materia Medica, a Han dynasty pharmacological compendium, 3 scrolls
Former Han dynasty study or rewriting of classical texts such as the Confucian six classics 六經|六经
Former Han dynasty school of Confucian scholars
Ban Gu (32-92), Eastern Han dynasty historian, wrote the Dynastic History of Western Han 漢書|汉书
Zhang Heng (78-139) great Han dynasty astronomer and mathematician
Li Guang (-119 BC), Han dynasty general, nicknamed Flying General 飛將軍|飞将军 and much feared by the Xiongnu 匈奴
Liu Yuan (c. 251–310), warlord at the end of the Western Jin dynasty 西晉|西晋, founder of Cheng Han of the Sixteen Kingdoms 成漢|成汉 (304–347)
Sun Jian (155-191), famous general at end of Han dynasty, forerunner of the southern kingdom of Wu of the Three Kingdoms
Han dynasty province in Vietnam
Dramatized history of successive dynasties (from Han to Republican China) by Cai Dongfan 蔡東藩|蔡东藩
"The Sing-Song Girls of Shanghai", a novel by Han Bangqing 韓邦慶|韩邦庆 depicting the lives of Shanghai courtesans in the late Qing dynasty
book by Han dynasty astronomer Zhang Heng
Yang Ye (died 986), Chinese military general of the Northern Han and the Northern Song dynasties, defended the Song against invasion by the Liao 遼|辽
Shuowen Jiezi, the earliest systematic Chinese character dictionary, compiled by Xu Shen 許慎|许慎 in the Eastern Han dynasty (2nd century), containing 10,516 entries
reign name (196-219) at the end of the Han dynasty
Zhang Chang, official and scholar of the Western Han dynasty
Minister of Revenue (from the Han dynasty onwards)
Lintun Commandery (108 BC–c. 300 AD), one of four Han dynasty commanderies in north Korea
Dong Zhongshu (179-104 BC), philosopher influential in establishing Confucianism as the established system of values of former Han dynasty
divination combined with mystical Confucian philosopy, prevalent during the Eastern Han Dynasty (25-220)
History of the Former Han Dynasty, second of the 24 dynastic histories 二十四史, composed by Ban Gu 班固 in 82 during Eastern Han (later Han), 100 scrolls
Liu Xiang (77-6 BC), Han Dynasty scholar and author
Su Wu (140-60 BC), Han Dynasty diplomat and statesman, regarded as a model of courage and faithful service
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  *蜀* | 蜀* | *蜀
short name for Sichuan 四川 province / one of the Three Kingdoms 三國|三国 after the Han dynasty, also called 蜀漢|蜀汉, situated around what is now Sichuan province
Luxuriant Dew of the Spring and Autumn Annals, ideological tract by Han dynasty political philosopher Dong Zhongshu 董仲舒
Li Ling (-74 BC), Han dynasty general whose defeat by the Xiongnu 匈奴 in 104 BC led to a major scandal
Knowledge is not innate to man, how can we overcome doubt? / We are not born with knowledge, how does one achieve maturity? (i.e. without guidance from a teacher - Tang dynasty essayist Han Yu 韓愈|韩愈)
the Xin dynasty (8-23 AD) of Wang Mang 王莽, forming the interregnum between the former and later Han
Han of the Five dynasties (951-979), one of ten kingdoms during the Five Dynasties, Ten Kingdoms period (907-960)
Deng Tong (2nd c. BC), one of the wealthiest Former Han Dynasty 前漢|前汉 officials
joint name for the Han dynasty emperors Aidi (reigned 7-1 BC) and Pingdi (reigned 1 BC - 6 AD)
sinology / Chinese studies (in foreign schools) / Han Learning, a Qing dynasty movement aiming at a philological appraisal of the Classics
Sun Ce (175-200), general and major warlord of the Later Han Dynasty
Emperor Xuan (91-48 BC) of the Former Han Dynasty, reigned 74-48 BC
(archaic) Earth Deity (name used in the Han dynasty, but later largely superseded by 后土)
government post in Han dynasty
small barbarian kingdom in southern China during the Han dynasty
Cao Can (-190 BC), second chancellor of Han Dynasty, contributed to its founding by fighting on Liu Bang's 劉邦|刘邦 side during the Chu-Han Contention 楚漢戰爭|楚汉战争 / also pr. [Cao2 Shen1]
Li Ao (774-836), Tang dynasty scholar and writer, colleague of Han Yu 韓愈|韩愈 in promoting classical writing 古文運動|古文运动
Zhenpan commandery (108 BC-c. 300 AD), one of four Han dynasty commanderies in north Korea
Diaochan (-192), one of the four legendary beauties 四大美女, in fiction a famous beauty at the break-up of Han dynasty, given as concubine to usurping warlord Dong Zhuo 董卓 to ensure his overthrow by fighting hero Lü Bu 呂布|吕布

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