韓
See also: 韩
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TranslingualEdit
Han characterEdit
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 charactersEdit
Related charactersEdit
ReferencesEdit
- KangXi: 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
ChineseEdit
trad. | 韓 | |
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simp. | 韩 | |
2nd round simp. | ⿰车卜 | |
alternative forms | 𩏑 㙔 幹/干 “fence” 榦/干 “fence” |
Glyph originEdit
Phono-semantic compound (形聲, OC *ɡaːn): phonetic 倝 (OC *kaːns) + semantic 韋 (“surround”).
PronunciationEdit
DefinitionsEdit
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
- 李斯因說秦王,請先取韓以恐他國,於是使斯下韓。 [Classical Chinese, trad.]
- From: The Records of the Grand Historian, by Sima Qian, circa 91 BCE
- Lǐ Sī yīn shuì Qín wáng, qǐng xiān qǔ Hán yǐ kǒng tāguó, yúshì shǐ Sī xià Hán. [Pinyin]
- (please add an English translation of this example)
李斯因说秦王,请先取韩以恐他国,于是使斯下韩。 [Classical Chinese, simp.]
- (astronomy) The star Zeta Ophiuchi in traditional Chinese astronomy, named for the state
- a surname.
- (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)”).
DescendantsEdit
CompoundsEdit
JapaneseEdit
KanjiEdit
韓
ReadingsEdit
Etymology 1Edit
Kanji in this term |
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韓 |
かん Grade: S |
on’yomi |
From Middle Chinese 韓 (MC ɦɑn).
PronunciationEdit
Proper nounEdit
- 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 2Edit
Kanji in this term |
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韓 |
から Grade: S |
kun’yomi |
PronunciationEdit
Proper nounEdit
ReferencesEdit
KoreanEdit
EtymologyEdit
From Middle Chinese 韓 (MC ɦɑn).
Historical Readings | ||
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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) |
PronunciationEdit
- (surname):
- (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ha̠n]
- Phonetic hangul: [한]
- (Korea; historical placenames):
- (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ha̠(ː)n]
- Phonetic hangul: [한(ː)]
- Though still prescriptive in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
HanjaEdit
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”).
CompoundsEdit
Compounds
Proper nounEdit
Hanja in this term |
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韓 |
- (in news headlines) Short for 韓國 (Han-guk, “(South Korea) South Korea”).
See alsoEdit
- 北 (Buk, “(South Korea) North Korea”)
Usage notesEdit
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.
ReferencesEdit
- 국제퇴계학회 대구경북지부 (國際退溪學會 大邱慶北支部) (2007). Digital Hanja Dictionary, 전자사전/電子字典. [1]