Hán

See also: hán, hàn, and hạn

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 漢.

Pronunciation

(Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [haːn˧˦]
(Huế) IPA^(key): [haːŋ˦˧˥]
(Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [haːŋ˦˥]
Homophone: háng

Adjective

Hán

related to Han
người Hán
a Han Chinese person

sông Hán
the Han River
(chiefly Sinology or linguistics) Chinese
Hán-Tạng
Sino-Tibetan
(archaic) the self-denomination of Vietnamese during Nguyễn dynasty independence period (19^th century), while they called Chinese người Thanh.[1]

Derived terms

Hán học (“Sinology”)
Hán tự; chữ Hán (“Chinese character”)
nam tử hán

References

Choi Byung Wook (2004) Southern Vietnam Under the Reign of Minh Mạng (1820-1841): Central Policies and Local Response, SEAP Publications, page 137

Anagrams

ánh, nhá

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