Main Entry:

Han

Pronunciation:

\ˈhän\

Function:

noun

Etymology:

Chinese (Beijing) Hàn

Date:

1736

1 : a Chinese dynasty dated 206b.c.–a.d.220 and marked by centralized control through an appointive bureaucracy, a revival of learning, and the penetration of Buddhism 2 : the Chinese peoples especially as distinguished from non-Chinese (as Mongolian) elements in the population