韩 hán — Han (state) · English

韩

hán

Han (state)

At a glance · 韩

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Evolution of the glyph

Five stages, from a sketch of the real object to regular script — tap a stage, drag the timeline, or play the animation.

Object sketchBefore writing · drawing what was seen
Oracle boneShang dynasty · c. 1300–1046 BCE
Seal scriptQin dynasty · 221–206 BCE
Clerical scriptHan dynasty · 206 BCE–220 CE
Regular scriptWei–Jin to Tang · c. 3rd–9th century CE

Object sketchBefore writing · drawing what was seenOracle boneShang dynasty · c. 1300–1046 BCESeal scriptQin dynasty · 221–206 BCEClerical scriptHan dynasty · 206 BCE–220 CERegular scriptWei–Jin to Tang · c. 3rd–9th century CE

⚠ Some ancient forms are not attested：oracle bone form、seal script form。No excavated oracle bone / seal artifact is attested for this character yet; we leave it blank rather than fabricate.

小篆从韋倝声，形声字，本指井垣（井栏），后专为国名、姓。隶楷作「韓」，简化作「韩」。

What the sketch shows

Origins & notes

「韩」本指井垣，后为战国国名与姓氏。

Structure

形声字，韋为意符，倝为声符。

At a glance

Pinyinhán

Radical韦

Strokes12

UnicodeU+97E9

Character type形声

Theme政事

Six languages, one character

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English Han (state) A Zhou state name; a surname.

Français Han (état) Nom d'état de Zhou; un nom.

Español Han (estado) Nombre de estado de Zhou; apellido.

العربية هان (دولة) دولة هان أو لقب.

Русский Хань (царство) Название царства эпохи Чжоу; фамилия.

Common words

韩hánHan
韩国hán guóKorea/Han

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