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Translingual
Han character
韓 (Kangxi radical 178, 韋 +8, 17 strokes in Chinese , 18 strokes in Japanese , cangjie input 十十木一手 (JJDMQ ), four-corner 44456 , composition ⿰龺 韋 )
Derived characters
References
Kangxi Dictionary: page 1394 , character 20
Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 43159
Dae Jaweon: page 1909, character 19
Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 7, page 4506, character 21
Unihan data for U+97D3
Chinese
Glyph origin
Old Chinese
乾
*kaːn, *ɡran
漧
*kaːn
倝
*kaːns
榦
*kaːns
韓
*ɡaːn
鶾
*ɡaːn
翰
*ɡaːn, *ɡaːns
瀚
*ɡaːns
螒
*ɡaːns
雗
*ɡaːns
斡
*qʷaːd
Phono-semantic compound (形聲 / 形声 , OC *ɡaːn ) : phonetic 倝 ( OC *kaːns) + semantic 韋 ( “ surround ” ) .
Pronunciation
Mandarin
(Standard )
(Pinyin ) : hán (han2 )
(Zhuyin ) : ㄏㄢˊ
(Dungan , Cyrillic and Wiktionary ) : хон (hon, I)
Cantonese
(Guangzhou –Hong Kong , Jyutping ) : hon4
(Taishan , Wiktionary ) : hon3
Gan (Wiktionary ) : hon2
Hakka
(Sixian , PFS ) : hòn
(Meixian , Guangdong ) : hon2
Jin (Wiktionary ) : han1
Northern Min (KCR ) : ǔing
Eastern Min (BUC ) : hàng
Puxian Min (Pouseng Ping'ing ): hang2
Southern Min
(Hokkien , POJ ) : hân
(Teochew , Peng'im ) : hang5
Wu (Shanghai , Wugniu ) : 6 ghoe
Xiang (Changsha , Wiktionary ) : han2
Baxter –Sagart system 1.1 (2014 )
Character
韓
Reading #
1/1
Modern Beijing (Pinyin)
hán
Middle Chinese
‹ han ›
Old Chinese
/*ˁar/
English
(state in the Korean peninsula; Three Kingdoms period)
Notes for Old Chinese notations in the Baxter–Sagart system:
* Parentheses "()" indicate uncertain presence;
* Square brackets "" indicate uncertain identity, e.g. * as coda may in fact be *-t or *-p;
* Angle brackets "<>" indicate infix;
* Hyphen "-" indicates morpheme boundary;
* Period "." indicates syllable boundary.
Zhengzhang system (2003)
Character
韓
Reading #
1/1
No.
3702
Phonetic component
倝
Rime group
元
Rime subdivision
1
Corresponding MC rime
寒
Old Chinese
/*ɡaːn/
Definitions
韓
( obsolete ) fence surrounding a well ; puteal
( ~國 ) Han , a minor state that existed during the Western Zhou Dynasty and early Spring and Autumn period
( ~國 ) Han , an ancient Chinese state during the Warring States period of ancient China
( astronomy ) The star Zeta Ophiuchi in traditional Chinese astronomy, named for the state
Synonym: 天市右垣十一
a surname
韓 愈 / 韩 愈 ― Hán Yù ― Han Yu (Tang dynasty writer and government official)
( historical ) common designation of Mahan , Byeonhan , and Jinhan , three ancient tribal federations located on the southern part of the Korean Peninsula
Short for 韓國 / 韩国 (Hánguó , “Korea (especially South Korea )”).
Descendants
Compounds
Japanese
Shinjitai
韓
Kyūjitai [ 1]
韓󠄃 韓 +󠄃
? (Hanyo-Denshi) (Moji_Joho)
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Kanji
韓
(Jōyō kanji )
Korea , Korean
Readings
Etymology 1
From Middle Chinese 韓 (MC han ).
Pronunciation
Proper noun
韓( かん ) • (Kan )
Korea (now especially South Korea )
( historical ) Han ( ancient Chinese county, viscounty, and kingdom of the Zhou dynasty )
( historical ) Short for 三韓 ( Sankan , “ Samhan ” ) .
Etymology 2
Pronunciation
Proper noun
韓( から ) • (Kara )
Alternative spelling of 唐 ( Kara ) , specifically referring to Korea .
References
Korean
Etymology
From Middle Chinese 韓 (MC han ).
Historical Readings
Dongguk Jeongun Reading
Dongguk Jeongun , 1448
ᅘᅡᆫ (Yale : hhàn )
Middle Korean
Text
Eumhun
Gloss (hun )
Reading
Gwangju Cheonjamun , 1575
나라 (Yale : nala )
한 (Yale : han )
Pronunciation
( surname ) :
( Korea; historical placenames ) : (SK Standard /Seoul ) IPA (key ) : Phonetic hangul: Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Hanja
Wikisource
韓 (eumhun 한국(韓國) 한 ( Han'guk han ) )
韓 (eumhun 나라 이름 한 ( nara ireum han ) )
hanja form? of 한 ( “ Korea , the Republic of Korea ” )
hanja form? of 한 ( “ a surname .” )
( historical ) hanja form? of 한 ( “ Han ( ancient Chinese county , viscounty , and kingdom of the Zhou dynasty ) ” )
( historical ) hanja form? of 한 ( “ common designation of Mahan , Byeonhan , and Jinhan ” )
Compounds
Proper noun
韓 • (Han ) (hangeul 한 )
( in news headlines ) Short for 韓( 한 ) 國( 국 ) ( Han-guk , “ ( South Korea ) South Korea ” ) .
韓( 한 ) ·美( 미 ) 자유 무역 협정 Han ·Mi jayu muyeok hyeopjeongFree trade agreement between the United States of America and the Republic of Korea
Usage notes
A common convention in news headlines, this is almost always written solely in the Hanja form, even in contemporary Korean text otherwise devoid of any Hanja .
See also
References
국제퇴계학회 대구경북지부 (國際退溪學會 大邱慶北支部) (2007). Digital Hanja Dictionary, 전자사전/電子字典 .
Vietnamese
Han character
韓 : Hán Nôm readings: hàn
Korea