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後漢

简后汉 · 繁後漢

Mandarin · pinyin Hòu Hàn

Later Han or Eastern Han dynasty (25-220)
Later Han of the Five Dynasties (947-950)

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後: hòu · behind, rear, after; descendents
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后: hòu · queen, empress, sovereign; (simp. for 後) behind, rear, after
汉: hàn · Chinese people; Chinese language

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4–4 · Hou4 Han4

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Later Han (947–951)
(alt-of, alternative, name) Alternative name for 東漢／东汉 (Dōnghàn, “Eastern Han”).

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