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