jiā
home
family
(polite) my (sister, uncle etc)
classifier for families or businesses
refers to the philosophical schools of pre-Han China
noun suffix for a specialist in some activity, such as a musician or revolutionary, corresponding to English -ist, -er, -ary or -ian
CL:個|个[ge4]
Hán
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
Hán guó
South Korea (Republic of Korea)
Han, one of the Seven Hero States of the Warring States 戰國七雄|战国七雄[zhan4 guo2 qi1 xiong2]
Korea from the fall of the Joseon dynasty in 1897
hú
non-Han people, esp. from central Asia
reckless
outrageous
what?
why?
to complete a winning hand at mahjong (also written 和[hu2])
Hàn
Han ethnic group
Chinese (language)
the Han dynasty (206 BC-220 AD)
Dí
surname Di
variant of 狄[Di2], generic name for northern ethnic minorities during the Qin and Han Dynasties (221 BC-220 AD)
hóng gōu
wide gap
gulf
chasm
lit. name of old canal in Henan that formed the border between enemies Chu 楚 and Han 漢|汉
shǔ
abbr. for Sichuan 四川 province in southwest China
one of the Three Kingdoms after the fall of the Han dynasty
Jiàn ān
reign name (196-219) at the end of the Han dynasty
Hàn dài
the Han dynasty (206 BC-220 AD)
Qín Hàn
the Qin (221-207 BC) and Han (206 BC-220 AD) dynasties
Dōng hàn
Eastern or later Han dynasty, 25-220
Qín lǐng
Qinling mountain range in Shaanxi forming natural barrier between Guanzhong plain 關中平原|关中平原[Guan1 zhong1 ping2 yuan2] and Han River 漢水|汉水[Han4 shui3] valley
Sī mǎ Qiān
Sima Qian (145-86 BC), Han Dynasty historian, author of Records of the Grand Historian 史記|史记[Shi3 ji4], known as the father of Chinese historiography
yí
non-Han people, esp. to the East of China
barbarians
to wipe out
to exterminate
to tear down
to raze
Wèi
surname Wei
name of vassal state of 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 from the fall of the Han
the Wei dynasty 221-265
Wei prefecture and Wei county at different historical periods
Xī yù
Western Regions (Han Dynasty term for regions beyond Yumen Pass 玉門關|玉门关[Yu4 men2 Guan1])
Diāo Chán
Diaochan (-192), one of the Four legendary beauties 四大美女[si4 da4 mei3 nu:3], in fiction a famous beauty at the break-up of Han dynasty, given as concubine to usurping warlord Dong Zhuo 董卓[Dong3 Zhuo2] to ensure his overthrow by fighting hero Lü Bu 呂布|吕布[Lu:3 Bu4]
Dí
surname Di
generic name for northern ethnic minorities during the Qin and Han Dynasties (221 BC-220 AD)
dà hàn
big person
the great Han dynasty
Hàn rén
Han Chinese person or people
Bā shǔ
Sichuan
originally two provinces of Qin and Han
Liú Bāng
Liu Bang (256 or 247-195 BC), bandit leader who became first Han emperor Han Gaozu 漢高祖|汉高祖 (reigned 202-195 BC)
Xī Hàn
Western Han Dynasty (206 BC-8 AD), also called 前漢|前汉[Qian2 Han4], Former Han Dynasty
Hán Yù
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
Kè jiā
Hakka ethnic group (Han Chinese migrants from north to south China)
Liú Bèi
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
Zhū gě Liàng
Zhuge Liang (181-234), military leader and prime minister of Shu Han 蜀漢|蜀汉 during the Three Kingdoms period
the main hero of the fictional Romance of Three Kingdoms 三國演義|三国演义, where he is portrayed as a sage and military genius
mastermind
Dǒng Zhuó
Dong Zhuo (-192), top general of late Han, usurped power in 189, murdered empress dowager and child emperor, killed in 192 by Lü Bu 呂布|吕布
Cáo Cāo
Cao Cao (155-220), famous statesman and general at the end of Han, noted poet and calligrapher, later warlord, founder and first king of Cao Wei 曹魏, father of Emperor Cao Pi 曹丕
the main villain of novel the Romance of Three Kingdoms 三國演義|三国演义
Hàn kǒu
Hankou, part of Wuhan 武漢|武汉 at the junction of Han river and Changjiang in Hubei
Sī mǎ
Minister of War (official title in pre-Han Chinese states)
two-character surname Sima
Zhāng Héng
Zhang Heng (78-139) great Han dynasty astronomer and mathematician
Luò yáng
Luoyang prefecture level city in Henan, an old capital from pre-Han times
Dà Qín
Han Dynasty term for the Roman Empire 羅馬帝國|罗马帝国[Luo2 ma3 Di4 guo2]
wǔ dài
Five dynasties (in different contexts, from mythology through to Han and the interregnum between Han and Tang)
the five dynasties forming the interregnum between Tang and Song (936-947), namely: Later Liang 后梁, Later Tang 后唐, Later Jin 后晋, Later Han 后汉, Later Zhou 后周
Jīn líng
pre-Han name for Nanjing
common place name
Xiàng Yǔ
Xiang Yu the Conqueror (232-202 BC), warlord defeated by first Han emperor
Hán Xìn
Han Xin (-196 BC), famous general of first Han emperor Liu Bang 劉邦|刘邦[Liu2 Bang1]
Hòu Hàn
Later Han or Eastern Han dynasty (25-220)
Later Han of the Five Dynasties (947-950)
tàn huā
candidate who came third in the Han-lin examination
see 狀元|状元[zhuang4 yuan2]
Ā Dǒu
A-dou, nickname of Liu Chan 劉禪|刘禅 (207-271), son of Liu Bei, reigned as Shu Han emperor 233-263
fig. weak and inept person
Hóng mén yàn
Feast at Hongmen
fig. banquet set up with the aim of murdering a guest
refers to a famous episode in 206 BC when future Han emperor Liu Bang 劉邦|刘邦 escaped attempted murder by his rival Xiangyu 項羽|项羽
liǎng Hàn
Han dynasty (206 BC-220 AD)
refers to the Western Han and Eastern Han
Luò yáng shì
Luoyang prefecture level city in Henan, an old capital from pre-Han times
bǎng yǎn
candidate who came second in the Han-lin examination
see 狀元|状元[zhuang4 yuan2]
zhū zǐ
various sages
refers to the classical schools of thought, e.g. Confucianism 儒[ru2] represented by Confucius 孔子[Kong3 zi3] and Mencius 孟子[Meng4 zi3], Daoism 道[dao4] by Laozi 老子[Lao3 zi3] and Zhuangzi 莊子|庄子[Zhuang1 zi3], Mohism 墨[mo4] by Mozi 墨子[Mo4 zi3], Legalism 法[fa3] by Sunzi 孫子|孙子[Sun1 zi3] and Han Feizi 韓非子|韩非子[Han2 Fei1 zi3], and numerous others
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