A general term for Chinese-derived ideographic characters. Includes Hanzi, Kanji, and Hanja.

Largest ethnic group in China which also refers to the dynasty that ruled 206BC to 220AD.

imperial dynasty that ruled China (most of the time) from 206 BC to 221 and expanded its boundaries and developed its bureaucracy

A sentiment that is said to pervade Korean culture and Korean art that has mainly to do with sadness, but a bit more than that. It's one of those things, like jeong(ì •), that a Korean will tell you it cannot be explained and only understood if one is Korean. Bah. Ask someone else what it is.

Chinese dynasty, 206 BC- 221 AD

(hahn) The majority ethnicity of Chinese people.

Han (韓國, Hánguó) was a kingdom during the Warring States Period in China. Not to be confused with South Korea which shares the name in Chinese.

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. It connotes aspects of lament and unavenged injustice.

Han is a common transliteration of the Chinese surname 韩 (simp. han2) or 韓 (trad. han2) and the Korean surname 한 (hanja 韓). Han is based on China's pinyin system and so used throughout Mainland China. Spelling can vary from 'Hon' in Cantonese speaking areas to 'Hang' in Hainan.