n.
Pronunciation: ' hän
Function: noun
Etymology: Chinese (Beijing) Hàn
Date: 1736
1 : a Chinese dynasty dated 206 B.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