How to write 汉 (hàn, “Chinese”)
汉 (hàn), an HSK 1 character, means “Chinese”, “man” and “Han ethnic group”. The traditional form is 漢, 14 strokes instead of 5. Among the HSK words it appears in 汉字 (“Chinese character(s)”), 汉语 (“Chinese language”) and 汉服 (“traditional Han Chinese attire”). Japanese keeps the traditional 漢, read kan (“Sino-”).
- Pinyin
- hàn
- Strokes
- 5
- HSK
- 1
- Radical
- 氵 (“water”)
- Traditional
- 漢
Stroke by stroke
- 1
- 2
- 3
- 4
- 5
As a left-right character it splits into 氵 (“water”, the radical), strokes 1–3; 又 (“again”), strokes 4–5, written the left part first.
- top leftdown and right
- top leftdown and right
- bottom leftupwards
- toprightwards → down and left
- centerdown and right
Traditional form
- Simplified
- 汉 · 5 strokes
- Traditional
- 漢 · 14 strokes · see its strokes
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Pinyin and meaning
| Pinyin | Meanings | Traditional | In words |
|---|---|---|---|
| hàn fourth tone | Chinese (language); man; Han ethnic group; the Han dynasty (206 BC-220 AD) | 漢 | 汉字 汉语 汉服 两汉 |
- HSK 2025 syllabus
- level 1
- 2021 standard
- level 1
- HSK 2.0
- in a level 1 word
- Words with it
- 53 in CC-CEDICT
Words with 汉
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 汉字 漢字 | Hànzì | Chinese character(s) HSK 1 |
| 汉语 漢語 | Hànyǔ | Chinese language HSK 1 |
| 汉服 漢服 | Hànfú | traditional Han Chinese attire… HSK 7-9 |
| 两汉 兩漢 | liǎnghàn | Han dynasty (206 BC-220 AD); refers to the Western Han and Eastern Han |
| 大汉 大漢 | dàhàn | burly fellow |
| 好汉 好漢 | hǎohàn | hero; strong and courageous person |
| 汉子 漢子 | hànzi | man; fellow |
| 老汉 老漢 | lǎohàn | old man; I (an old man referring to himself) |
| 女汉子 女漢子 | nǚhànzi | masculine woman |
| 汉学家 漢學家 | hànxuéjiā | sinologist; scholar of Chinese |
HSK words first (CC-CEDICT).
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