漢朝

See also: 汉朝

Chinese

		Chinese; name of a dynasty; man	morning; to face; towards morning; to face; towards; facing; direct; a dynasty; the imperial court; (abbr.) Korea, esp. N. Korea
trad. (漢朝)		漢	朝
simp. (汉朝)		汉	朝

Etymology

Xiang Yu appointed Liu Bang as prince of the small fief of Hanzhong (漢中), named after its location on the Han River (漢水) (in modern southwest Shaanxi). Following Liu Bang's victory in the Chu–Han Contention, the resulting Han dynasty was named after the Hanzhong fief.

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): Hàncháo

  (Zhuyin): ㄏㄢˋ ㄔㄠˊ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): hon³ ciu⁴
• Hakka (Sixian, PFS): Hon-chhèu
• Min Dong (BUC): Háng-dièu
• Min Nan (POJ): Hàn-tiâu

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Pinyin: Hàncháo
    • Zhuyin: ㄏㄢˋ ㄔㄠˊ
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: Hannchaur
    • Tongyong Pinyin: Hàncháo
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /xän⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂʰɑʊ̯³⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
    • Jyutping: hon³ ciu⁴
    • Yale: hon chìuh
    • Cantonese Pinyin: hon³ tsiu⁴
    • Guangdong Romanization: hon³ qiu⁴
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /hɔːn³³ t͡sʰiːu̯²¹/
• Hakka
  • (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Meinong)
    • Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: Hon-chhèu
    • Hakka Romanization System: hon ceuˇ
    • Hagfa Pinyim: hon⁴ ceu²
    • Sinological IPA: /hon⁵⁵ t͡sʰeu̯¹¹/
• Min Dong
  • (Fuzhou)
    • Bàng-uâ-cê: Háng-dièu
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /haŋ²¹³⁻⁵⁵ ^(t-)nieu⁵³/
• Min Nan
  • (Hokkien)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Hàn-tiâu
    • Tâi-lô: Hàn-tiâu
    • Phofsit Daibuun: harndiaau
    • IPA (Xiamen): /han²¹⁻⁵³ tiaʊ²⁴/
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /han⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ tiaʊ²⁴/
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /han²¹⁻⁵³ tiaʊ¹³/
    • IPA (Taipei): /han¹¹⁻⁵³ tiaʊ²⁴/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /han²¹⁻⁴¹ tiaʊ²³/

Proper noun

漢朝

1. the Han dynasty

See also

Dynasties (朝代) in Chinese history
Name	Time period	Divisions
Xia 夏 (～朝, ～代)	2070 – 1600 BCE
Shang 商 (～朝, ～代) 殷 (～朝, ～代)	1600 – 1046 BCE
Zhou 周 (～朝, ～代)	1046 – 256 BCE	Western Zhou 西周
		Eastern Zhou 東周／东周	Spring and Autumn period 春秋
			Warring States period 戰國／战国
Qin 秦 (～朝, ～代)	221 – 206 BCE
Han 漢／汉 (～朝, ～代)	206 BCE – 220 CE	Western Han 西漢／西汉
		Xin 新 (～朝)
		Eastern Han 東漢／东汉
Three Kingdoms 三國／三国	220 – 280 CE	Wei 魏
		Shu 蜀
		Wu 吳／吴
Jin 晉／晋 (～朝, ～代)	265 – 420 CE	Western Jin 西晉／西晋
		Eastern Jin 東晉／东晋
Southern and Northern dynasties 南北朝	420 – 589 CE	Northern dynasties 北朝	Northern Wei 北魏
			Western Wei 西魏
			Eastern Wei 東魏／东魏
			Northern Zhou 北周
			Northern Qi 北齊／北齐
		Southern dynasties 南朝	Liu Song 劉宋／刘宋
			Southern Qi 南齊／南齐
			Liang 梁 (～朝, ～代)
			Chen 陳／陈 (～朝, ～代)
Sui 隋 (～朝, ～代)	581 – 618 CE
Tang 唐 (～朝, ～代)	618 – 907 CE
Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms 五代十國／五代十国	907 – 960 CE
Liao 遼／辽 (～朝, ～代)	907 – 1125 CE
Song 宋 (～朝, ～代)	960 – 1279 CE	Northern Song 北宋
		Southern Song 南宋
Western Xia 西夏	1038 – 1227 CE
Jin 金 (～朝, ～代)	1115 – 1234 CE
Western Liao 西遼／西辽	1124 – 1218 CE
Yuan 元 (～朝, ～代)	1271 – 1368 CE
Ming 明 (～朝, ～代)	1368 – 1644 CE
Qing 清 (～朝, ～代)	1636 – 1912 CE