[hahn] 
| 1. | a dynasty in China, 206 b.c.–a.d. 220, with an interregnum, a.d. 9–25: characterized by consolidation of the centralized imperial state and territorial expansion. Compare Earlier Han, Later Han. |
| 2. | a river flowing from central China into the Yangtze at Hankow. 900 mi. (1450 km) long. |
| 3. | the Chinese people in general, esp. those not of Mongol, Manchu, Tibetan, or other non-Chinese extraction. |
[hahn, huhn] 
) Han for 1. | 1. | a member of a group of Indians inhabiting the Yukon River drainage basin near the Alaska-Canada border. |
| 2. | the Athabaskan language of the Han. |
| Han Shui. |
[hahn shwee] | a river flowing from central China into the Chang Jiang at Wuhan. 900 mi. (1450 km) long. |
| Han 1 (hän) n. pl. Han or Hans A member of the principal ethnic group of China, constituting about 93 percent of the population, especially as distinguished from Manchus, Mongols, Huis, and other minority nationalities. Also called Chinese, Han Chinese. [Chinese (Mandarin) Hàn.] |
| Han 2 (hän) A Chinese dynasty (206 B.C.-A.D. 220) noted for unifying and expanding its national territory and for promoting literature and the arts. [Chinese (Mandarin) Hàn.] |
| HAN home area network |