Second Chinese Character Simplification Scheme (second round of simplified Chinese characters, proposed in 1977 and retracted in 1986); abbr. to 二簡|二简
叠罗汉疊羅漢die2 luo2 han4
human pyramid
东观汉记東觀漢記dong1 guan1 han4 ji4
History of Later Han dynasty, internal palace record by many 1st and 2nd century authors, 143 scrolls
东汉東漢dong1 han4
Eastern or later Han dynasty, 25-220
东汉末東漢末dong1 han4 mo4
the last years of Eastern Han; the breakup of the Han dynasty around 200 AD
东汉末年東漢末年dong1 han4 mo4 nian2
the last years of Eastern Han; the breakup of the Han dynasty around 200 AD
东现汉纪東現漢紀dong1 xian4 han4 ji4
Records of the Eastern Han, model for History of Later Han 後漢書|后汉书
恶汉惡漢e4 han4
overbearing fiend
梵汉对音梵漢對音fan4 han4 dui4 yin1
Sanskrit-Chinese transliteration
负心汉負心漢fu4 xin1 han4
traitor to one's love; heartless rat
高本汉高本漢gao1 ben3 han4
Bernhard Karlgren (1889-1978), distinguished Swedish linguist and sinologist
格拉汉姆格拉漢姆ge2 la1 han4 mu3
Graham or Graeme (name)
关汉卿關漢卿guan1 han4 qing1
Guan Hanqing (c. 1235-c. 1300), Yuan dynasty dramatist in the 雜劇|杂剧 tradition of musical comedy, one of the Four Great Yuan dramatists 元曲四大家
广汉廣漢guang3 han4
Guanghan county level city in Deyang 德陽|德阳, Sichuan
广汉市廣漢市guang3 han4 shi4
Guanghan county level city in Deyang 德陽|德阳, Sichuan
国家汉办國家漢辦guo2 jia1 han4 ban4
Office of Chinese Language Council International (known colloquially as "Hanban"), an organ of the PRC government which develops Chinese language and culture teaching resources worldwide, and has established Confucius Institutes 孔子學院|孔子学院 internationally;
汉白玉漢白玉han4 bai2 yu4
white marble; a type of white marble used for building and sculpting
汉办漢辦han4 ban4
abbr. for 國家漢辦|国家汉办, Office of Chinese Language Council International
汉堡漢堡han4 bao3
Hamburg (German city)
汉堡漢堡han4 bao3
hamburger (loanword)
汉堡包漢堡包han4 bao3 bao1
hamburger (loanword)
汉堡王漢堡王han4 bao3 wang2
Burger King (fast food restaurant)
汉滨漢濱han4 bin1
Hanbin District of Ankang City 安康市, Shaanxi
汉滨区漢濱區han4 bin1 qu1
Hanbin District of Ankang City 安康市, Shaanxi
汉朝漢朝han4 chao2
Han Dynasty (206 BC-220 AD)
汉城漢城han4 cheng2
Hanseong, old name of Seoul as traditional capital of Korea and capital of South Korea; adopted new Chinese spelling 首爾|首尔 in 2005
汉城特别市漢城特別市han4 cheng2 te4 bie2 shi4
Hanseong Metropolitan City, old name for Seoul, capital of Korea; adopted new Chinese spelling 首爾|首尔 in 2005
汉川漢川han4 chuan1
Hanchuan county level city in Xiaogan 孝感, Hubei
汉川市漢川市han4 chuan1 shi4
Hanchuan county level city in Xiaogan 孝感, Hubei
汉代漢代han4 dai4
the Han dynasty (206 BC-220 AD)
汉服漢服han4 fu2
traditional Han Chinese dress
汉福斯漢福斯han4 fu2 si1
Hønefoss, city (and soccer team) in Buskerud, Norway
汉高祖漢高祖han4 gao1 zu3
posthumous name of the first Han emperor Liu Bang 劉邦|刘邦 (256 or 247-195 BC), reigned 202-195 BC
汉高祖刘邦漢高祖劉邦han4 gao1 zu3 liu2 bang1
Liu Bang (256 or 247-195 BC), first Han emperor, reigned 207-195 BC
汉沽漢沽han4 gu1
Hangu former district of Tianjin, now part of Binhai subprovincial district 濱海新區|滨海新区
汉沽区漢沽區han4 gu1 qu1
Hangu former district of Tianjin, now part of Binhai subprovincial district 濱海新區|滨海新区
汉化漢化han4 hua4
to sinicize; sinicization; (software) Chinese localization
汉奸漢奸han4 jian1
traitor (to China)
汉简漢簡han4 jian3
bamboo slip used for record keeping during the Han Dynasty
汉江漢江han4 jiang1
Han River
汉口漢口han4 kou3
Hankou, part of Wuhan 武漢|武汉 at the junction of Han river and Changjiang in Hubei
汉密尔顿漢密爾頓han4 mi4 er3 dun4
Hamilton (name); Hamilton, capital of Bermuda
汉民族漢民族han4 min2 zu2
Han ethnic group
汉明帝漢明帝han4 ming2 di4
Emperor Ming of Han (28-75), Western Han Dynasty Emperor 58-75
汉末魏初漢末魏初han4 mo4 wei4 chu1
late Han and early Wei (roughly, first half of 3rd century AD)
汉拿山漢拿山han4 na2 shan1
Hallasan Mountain or Mount Halla, highest mountain in South Korea
汉南漢南han4 nan2
Hannan district of Wuhan city 武漢市|武汉市, Hubei
汉南区漢南區han4 nan2 qu1
Hannan district of Wuhan city 武漢市|武汉市, Hubei
汉尼拔漢尼拔han4 ni2 ba2
Hannibal (name); Hannibal Barca (247-183 BC), Carthaginian general
汉诺威漢諾威han4 nuo4 wei1
Hanover
汉腔漢腔han4 qiang1
Wuhan accent
汉人漢人han4 ren2
Han Chinese person or people
汉萨同盟漢薩同盟han4 sa4 tong2 meng2
Hanseatic League
汉森漢森han4 sen1
Hansen or Hanson (name)
汉寿漢壽han4 shou4
Hanshou county in Changde 常德, Hunan
汉寿县漢壽縣han4 shou4 xian4
Hanshou county in Changde 常德, Hunan
汉书漢書han4 shu1
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
汉水漢水han4 shui3
Han River (Hanshui)
汉斯漢斯han4 si1
Hans (name)
汉四郡漢四郡han4 si4 jun4
four Han commanderies in north Korea 108 BC-c. 300 AD
汉他病毒漢他病毒han4 ta1 bing4 du2
Hantavirus (a family deadly rodent-borne viruses) responsible for hemorrhagic fever with renal syndrome or cardiopulmonary syndrome
汉台漢臺han4 tai2
Hantai District of Hanzhong City 漢中市|汉中市, Shaanxi
汉台区漢臺區han4 tai2 qu1
Hantai District of Hanzhong City 漢中市|汉中市, Shaanxi
汉坦病毒漢坦病毒han4 tan3 bing4 du2
Hantavirus (a family deadly rodent-borne viruses) responsible for hemorrhagic fever with renal syndrome or cardiopulmonary syndrome
汉旺镇漢旺鎮han4 wang4 zhen4
Hanwang town in Mianzhu county, Deying 德阳 prefecture, Sichuan
汉文漢文han4 wen2
Chinese written language; Chinese literature esp. as taught abroad
汉文帝漢文帝han4 wen2 di4
Emperor Wen of Han (202-157 BC), fourth Han emperor, personal name Liu Heng 劉恆|刘恒, reigned 180-157 BC
汉文帝刘恒漢文帝劉恆han4 wen2 di4 liu2 heng2
Liu Heng (202-157 BC), the fourth Han emperor Han Wendi, reigned 180-157 BC
汉武帝漢武帝han4 wu3 di4
Emperor Wu of the Han dynasty (141-87 BC)
汉献帝漢獻帝han4 xian4 di4
Emperor Xian of Han (181-234), the final Han emperor, set up by Dong Zhuo 董卓, reigned 189-220, forced to abdicate 220 by Cao Pi 曹丕
汉姓漢姓han4 xing4
Han surname; Chinese surname
汉宣帝漢宣帝han4 xuan1 di4
Emperor Xuan (91-48 BC) of the Former Han Dynasty, reigned 74-48 BC
汉学漢學han4 xue2
sinology; Chinese studies (in foreign schools); Han Learning, a Qing dynasty movement aiming at a philological appraisal of the Classics
汉学家漢學家han4 xue2 jia1
sinologist; scholar of Chinese
汉学系漢學係han4 xue2 xi4
institute of Sinology; faculty of Sinology
汉阳漢陽han4 yang2
Hanyang county in Hubei province; historical name Hanyang for Seoul, Korea
汉阳区漢陽區han4 yang2 qu1
Hanyang district of Wuhan city 武漢市|武汉市, Hubei
汉阴漢陰han4 yin1
Hanyin County in Ankang 安康, Shaanxi
汉阴县漢陰縣han4 yin1 xian4
Hanyin County in Ankang 安康, Shaanxi
汉英漢英han4 ying1
Chinese-English
汉英互译漢英互譯han4 ying1 hu4 yi4
Chinese and English two-way translation
汉语漢語han4 yu3
Chinese language
汉语大词典漢語大詞典han4 yu3 da4 ci2 dian3
Hanyu Da Cidian, the most comprehensive Chinese dictionary with over 375,000 word entries, first published between 1986-1994
汉语大字典漢語大字典han4 yu3 da4 zi4 dian3
Hanyu Da Zidian, one of the most comprehensive Chinese character dictionaries with 54,678 (and later 60,370) entries, first published between 1986-1990
汉语拼音漢語拼音han4 yu3 pin1 yin1
Hanyu Pinyin, the pinyin transliteration system used in PRC since the 1960s
汉语水平考试漢語水平考試han4 yu3 shui3 ping2 kao3 shi4
HSK (Chinese Proficiency Test)
汉源漢源han4 yuan2
Hanyuan county in Ya'an 雅安, Sichuan
汉元帝漢元帝han4 yuan2 di4
Yuan Emperor, reign name of Han Dynasty emperor Liu Shi 劉奭|刘奭, (74-33 BC), reigned 48-33 BC
汉源县漢源縣han4 yuan2 xian4
Hanyuan county in Ya'an 雅安, Sichuan
汉藏语系漢藏語系han4 zang4 yu3 xi4
Sino-Tibetan language family
汉贼不两立漢賊不兩立han4 zei2 bu4 liang3 li4
lit. Shu Han 蜀漢|蜀汉 and Cao Wei 曹魏 cannot coexist (idiom); fig. two enemies cannot live under the same sky; (former KMT slogan against CPC) "gentlemen and thieves cannot coexist"
汉中漢中han4 zhong1
Hanzhong prefecture level city in Shaanxi
汉中地区漢中地區han4 zhong1 di4 qu1
Hanzhong prefecture, Shaanxi
汉中市漢中市han4 zhong1 shi4
Hanzhong prefecture level city in Shaanxi
汉字漢字han4 zi4
Chinese character; Japanese: kanji; Korean: hanja; Vietnamese: hán tự
汉字查字法漢字查字法han4 zi4 cha2 zi4 fa3
look-up method for Chinese characters
汉字字体漢字字體han4 zi4 zi4 ti3
calligraphic style of Chinese characters; typeface; font
汉子漢子han4 zi5
man; fellow; (dialect) husband
汉族漢族han4 zu2
Han ethnic group
夯汉夯漢hang1 han4
carrier who carries heavy loads on his shoulder (dialect)
好汉好漢hao3 han4
hero; strong and courageous person
好汉不吃眼前亏好漢不吃眼前虧hao3 han4 bu4 chi1 yan3 qian2 kui1
a wise man knows better than to fight when the odds are against him (idiom)
好汉不提当年勇好漢不提當年勇hao3 han4 bu4 ti2 dang1 nian2 yong3
a real man doesn't boast about his past achievements (idiom)
好汉做事好汉当好漢做事好漢當hao3 han4 zuo4 shi4 hao3 han4 dang1
daring to act and courageous enough to take responsibility for it (idiom); a true man has the courage to accept the consequences of his actions; the buck stops here
后汉後漢hou4 han4
Later Han or Eastern Han dynasty (25-220); Later Han of the Five Dynasties (947-950)
后汉书後漢書hou4 han4 shu1
History of Eastern Han (later Han), third of the 24 dynastic histories 二十四史, composed by Fan Ye 範曄|范晔 in 445 during Song of the Southern Dynasties 南朝宋, 120 scrolls
Big Mac Index, a measure of the purchasing power parity (PPP) between currencies
懒汉懶漢lan3 han4
idle fellow; lazybones
老汉老漢lao3 han4
old man; I (an old man referring to himself)
梁唐晋汉周书梁唐晉漢周書liang2 tang2 jin4 han4 zhou1 shu1
another name for History of the Five Dynasties between Tang and Song 舊五代史|旧五代史
两汉兩漢liang3 han4
Han dynasty (206 BC-220 AD); refers to the Western Han and Eastern Han
流浪汉流浪漢liu2 lang4 han4
tramp; wanderer
罗宾汉羅賓漢luo2 bin1 han4
Robin Hood (English 12th century folk hero)
罗汉羅漢luo2 han4
abbr. for 阿羅漢|阿罗汉
罗汉病羅漢病luo2 han4 bing4
snail fever (bilharzia or schistosomiasis), disease caused by schistosome parasitic flatworm
罗汉豆羅漢豆luo2 han4 dou4
broad bean (Vicia faba); fava bean; same as 蠶豆|蚕豆
罗汉肚羅漢肚luo2 han4 du4
potbelly
罗汉果羅漢果luo2 han4 guo3
sweet fruit of Siraitia grosvenorii (formerly Momordica grosvenori, a gourd of the Curcubitaceae family), grown in Guangxi and used in Chinese medicine
罗汉拳羅漢拳luo2 han4 quan2
luohan quan; arhat boxing (kungfu style)
罗汉鱼羅漢魚luo2 han4 yu2
flowerhorn cichlid
绿林好汉綠林好漢lv4 lin2 hao3 han4
true hero of Greenwood (refers to popular hero in Robin Hood style)
满汉滿漢man3 han4
Manchurian-Chinese (relations)
满汉全席滿漢全席man3 han4 quan2 xi2
the Manchu Han imperial feast, a legendary banquet in the Qing dynasty; (fig.) a sumptuous banquet
莽汉莽漢mang3 han4
fool; muddlehead; boor
门外汉門外漢men2 wai4 han4
layman
迷踪罗汉拳迷蹤羅漢拳mi2 zong1 luo2 han4 quan2
Mizongyi, Mizong, My Jhong Law Horn - "Lost Track Fist" (Chinese Martial Art)
南汉南漢nan2 han4
Southern Han
男子汉男子漢nan2 zi3 han4
man (i.e. manly, masculine)
男子汉大丈夫男子漢大丈夫nan2 zi3 han4 da4 zhang4 fu5
(coll.) he-man
诺丁汉諾丁漢nuo4 ding1 han4
Nottingham (city in England)
诺丁汉郡諾丁漢郡nuo4 ding1 han4 jun4
Nottinghamshire (English county)
女汉子女漢子nv3 han4 zi5
masculine woman
气冲霄汉氣衝霄漢qi4 chong1 xiao1 han4
(idiom) dauntless; courageous; spirited
前汉前漢qian2 han4
Former Han dynasty (206 BC-8 AD), also called 西漢|西汉, Western Han dynasty
前汉书前漢書qian2 han4 shu1
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
秦汉秦漢qin2 han4
the Qin (221-207 BC) and Han (206 BC-220 AD) dynasties