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韓
简 韩 · 繁 韓Mandarin · pinyin Hán
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Cantonese word readings for 韓. This lexicon supplies readings, not definitions.
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- (obsolete) a fence or railing surrounding a well; a puteal
- (historical) Han, a minor state enfeoffed by the Zhou dynasty, later destroyed by Jin
- (historical) Han, one of the Seven Warring States, later conquered by Qin in 230 BCE
- (astronomy) the star Zeta Ophiuchi in traditional Chinese astronomy, named after the state
- (historical) Samhan, the three ancient confederacies of Mahan, Byeonhan, and Jinhan in the southern Korean Peninsula
- (historical) Korea; specifically, the Korean Empire from 1897 to 1910; short for 大韓帝國／大韩帝国 (Dàhán Dìguó)
- (abbreviation, alt-of) short for 韓國／韩国 (Hánguó, “Korea, especially South Korea”)
- a surname
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