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	Han may refer to: China Chinese China China is a Culture of China, an ancient civilization, and, depending on perspective, a national or multinational entity extending over a large area in East Asia.... , an abbreviation or adjectival modifier for things Chinese. Han Chinese Han Chinese Han Chinese are an ethnic group native to China and, by most modern definitions, the largest single ethnic group in the Earth.Han Chinese constitute about 92 percent of the population of the People's Republic of China , 98 percent of the population of the Republic of China , 75 percent of the population of Singapore, and about 19 percent... (?? Hanzu, ?? Hanren), the dominant majority ethnic group of China and overseas Chinese. Chinese language Chinese language Chinese or the Sinitic language is a language family consisting of language mutually unintelligible to varying degrees. Originally the indigenous languages spoken by the Han Chinese in China, it forms one of the two branches of Sino-Tibetan languages of languages.... (?? Hanyu) or Chinese character Chinese character A Chinese character, also known as a Han character , is a logogram used in writing Chinese language ,'' Japanese language ,'' less frequently Korean language ,'' and formerly Vietnamese language .''... s (?? Hanzi) or Chinese written language (?? Hanwen). Han Dynasty Han Dynasty The Han Dynasty followed the Qin Dynasty and preceded the Three Kingdoms in China. The Han Dynasty was ruled by the family known as the Liu clan who had peasant origins.... (?? Hanchao) (202 BC - 220 AD) of China, also known as Han China. Kingdom of Han Han (state) Han was a monarchy during the Warring States Period in China. Not to be confused with South Korea which shares the same name.Its territory directly blocked the passage of the state of Qin into the North China Plain, thus becoming a frequent target of Qin's military operations.... (?? Hanguo), one of seven powerful kingdoms during the Chinese Warring States Period. Han Zhao Han Zhao The Han Zhao was a state of the Sixteen Kingdoms during the Chinese Jin Dynasty . It represented two state titles, the Han state proclaimed in 304 by Liu Yuan and the Former Zhao state in 319 by Liu Yao.... , one of the Chinese Sixteen Kingdoms, founded by the Liu family. Cheng Han Cheng Han The Cheng Han was a state of the Sixteen Kingdoms during the Jin Dynasty in China. It represented two states, the Cheng state proclaimed in 304 by Li Xiong and the Han state in 338 by Li Shou.... , another of the Sixteen Kingdoms, founded by the Li family. Southern Han Southern Han Southern Han... (?? Nanhan), a kingdom during the Chinese Period of Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms, Northern Han Northern Han The Northern Han kingdom is a state of the Ten Kingdoms in the Period of Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms. It was founded by Liu Min , formerly known as Liu Chong , and lasted from 951 ? 979.... (?? Beihan), a kingdom during the Chinese Period of Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms. Type 091 Han class submarine Han class submarine The 4,500/5,500-ton Type 091 was the first nuclear-powered submarine class deployed by the People's Liberation Army Navy. The general designer of the submarine was Mr.... , the first nuclear powered submarine class (SSN) deployed by the People's Liberation Army Navy. Han or Kehan, the Chinese transliteration of Khan (title) or Khagan. Han, Haan, Hahn or Hann Han (surname) Han is a common transliteration of the Chinese family name ? or ? and the List of Korean family names Han . Han is based on PRC Pinyin and so used throughout Mainland China.... , the Romanized spelling of many Chinese family names: ?, ?, ?, ?, ?, ?, ?, etc. Nepal, Bhutan Han, Haan or Hang, means King in Limbu Limbu Limbu may refer to:Limbu peopleLimbu people a Mongoloid ethnic group in Asia, an indigenous ethnic group of Nepal.Limbu languageLimbu script... language. Korea Korea Korea Korea* is a geographic area composed of two sovereign countries, a civilization, and a former state situated on the Korean Peninsula in East Asia.... , an abbreviation for Hanguk (??, ??), the South Korean name for Korea. an archaic Korean root meaning "great" or "leader"; transliterated into hanja as ?, ?, or ?; see Names of Korea Names of Korea There are various names of Korea in use today, derived from ancient kingdoms and dynasties. The modern English name Korea is an exonym derived from the Goryeo period and is used by both North Korea and South Korea in international contexts.... Samhan Samhan Samhan refers to the ancient confederacies of Mahan confederacy, Jinhan confederacy, and Byeonhan confederacy in central and southern Korean peninsula, which were eventually absorbed into two of the Three Kingdoms of Korea.... , three confederacies of chiefdoms on the southern Korean peninsula in the Proto-Three Han Kingdoms Period Han (Korean name) Han (Korean name) Han is the common English spelling of ?, a common Korean family name. According to the 2000 census, ? is the twelfth most common surname in the Republic of Korea.... , a Korean surname (?, ? or ?) also romanized "Hahn." Han (cultural) Han (cultural) Han is a concept in Korean culture, attributed by some as a national cultural trait. Han denotes a collective feeling of oppression and isolation in the face of overwhelming odds.... , a Korean cultural concept of lament Korean language Korean language Korean is the official language of North Korea and South Korea. It is also one of the two official languages in the Yanbian Korean Autonomous Prefecture in People's Republic of China.... (??? Hangukeo) or Hangul (?? Hangul) Japan Han (administrative division), a term for a feudal clan or fief in Japan. Han, a wooden board hanging throughout a temple complex in a Zen monastery to alert monks of mealtime when out of range of the umpan Umpan An umpan is a flat gong, usually bronze, which is rung at mealtime in a Zen monastery. Literally translated as "cloud plate," the umpan is also sounded to "signal other events," such as a call to the conclusion of zazen.... . Han characters Vietnam HAN, the International Air Transport Association code for Noi Bai International Airport Noi Bai International Airport Noi Bai International Airport , the biggest airport in northern Vietnam, serves the capital city Hanoi. The airport is 28 miles from the city's downtown.... serving Hanoi, Vietnam Elsewhere Han (North American people) Han (North American people) The Han are a Northern Athabascan that speak the Han language. Their traditional land centered around a heavily forested area around the Yukon River straddling what is now the Alaska-Yukon Territory border.... , a Canadian First Nation Hän language Hän language The H?n language is a Indigenous peoples of the Americas endangered language spoken in only two places: Eagle, Alaska and Dawson City, Yukon. There are only a few fluent speakers left , all of them elderly.... , an endangered Native American language spoken by the Hän people Han-sur-Lesse Han-sur-Lesse Han-sur-Lesse is a village in the municipality of Rochefort, Belgium, Namur , Belgium. It is famous for the exceptional Caves of Han-sur-Lesse carved under a nearby hill by the river Lesse, which tourists reach via a preserved remnant of the country's vicinal tramway system.... , Rochefort, Belgium Han, Turkey Han, Turkey Han, formerly Hank?y and H?srevpasa, is a town and district of Eskisehir Province in the Central Anatolia Region, Turkey region of Turkey.... Huns Huns The Huns were a confederation of Central Asian Eurasian nomads or semi-nomads, who had established an empire in Eurasia. The Huns may have stimulated the Migration Period, a contributing factor in the collapse of the Roman Empire.... , most notably Attila the Hun Attila the Hun Attila , also known as Attila the Hun, was leader of the Huns from 434 until his death in 453. He was leader of the Hunnic Empire which stretched from Germany to the Ural River and from the Danube to the Baltic Sea .... People Miscellaneous Han unification Han unification Han unification is an effort by the authors of Unicode and the Universal Character Set to map multiple character sets of the so-called CJK languages into a single set of unified grapheme.... (Chinese character Chinese character A Chinese character, also known as a Han character , is a logogram used in writing Chinese language ,'' Japanese language ,'' less frequently Korean language ,'' and formerly Vietnamese language .''... glyph unification) in Unicode Alternative spelling of title Khan (title), notably in Turkic languages Han Museum of Anatolian Civilizations The Museum of Anatolian Civilizations is located on the south side of Ankara Castle in the Atpazari area in Ankara, Turkey. It consists of the old Ottoman Empire Mahmut Pasa bazaar storage building, and the Kursunlu Han.... , a type of Central Asian inn, similar to caravanserai Han Han (The West Wing) "Han" is episode 92 of The West Wing .... , an episode of The West Wing, named for the Korean cultural concept Han Hogeschool van Arnhem en Nijmegen Hogeschool van Arnhem en Nijmegen The HAN University of Applied Sciences , often abbreviated as HAN, is a vocational university with campuses in Arnhem and Nijmegen in The Netherlands.... , or HAN See also Han River (disambiguation)