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前漢

简前汉 · 繁前漢

Mandarin · pinyin Qián Hàn

Former Han dynasty (206 BC-8 AD), also called 西漢 Xī Hàn, Western Han dynasty

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前: qián · in front, forward; preceding
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汉: hàn · Chinese people; Chinese language

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2–4 · Qian2 Han4

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(alt-of, alternative, name) Alternative name for 西漢／西汉 (Xīhàn, “Western Han”).

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