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汗
Mandarin · pinyin hán#
Meanings · hán
- see 可汗 kè hán, 汗國 hán guó
Mandarin · pinyin hàn#
Meanings · hàn
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- 汗
- hàn · perspiration, sweat
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2 · han2
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Rime Cantonese 粵拼
hon4 · hon6
Cantonese word readings for 汗. This lexicon supplies readings, not definitions.
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character · Etymology 1
- sweat; perspiration (Classifier: 滴 m c)
- (literary, or in compounds) to sweat; to perspire
- (literary) condensation on bamboo when put over fire
- used in 汗漫 (hànmàn)
- (Internet slang) Word used to express embarrassment, speechlessness or helplessness.
- a surname, Han
character · Etymology 2
- (abbreviation, alt-of) short for 可汗 (kèhán)
- a surname, Han
character · Etymology 3
- only used in 餘汗／馀汗
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