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兩漢

简两汉 · 繁兩漢

Mandarin · pinyin liǎng Hàn

Han dynasty (206 BC-220 AD)
refers to the Western Han and Eastern Han

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兩: liǎng · two, both, pair, couple; ounce
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两: liǎng · two, both, pair, couple; ounce
汉: hàn · Chinese people; Chinese language

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3–4 · liang3 Han4

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the Han dynasty, made up of the Western and Eastern Han (202 BC–AD 220)

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