东汉 (Dōng hàn) — Eastern Han dynasty (25–220)

Definition

noun
Eastern Han dynasty (25–220)

Examples

  • 东汉25，。
    Dōng hàn Jiàn lì yú gōng yuán 25 nián, dìng dū luò yáng.
    The Eastern Han dynasty was founded in 25 AD, with its capital at Luoyang.
  • 东汉，。
    Dōng hàn Shí qī, zào zhǐ shù dé dào le gǎi jìn hé tuī guǎng.
    During the Eastern Han dynasty, papermaking was improved and spread.
  • 东汉，，。
    Dōng hàn Mò nián, jūn fá gē jù, tiān xià dà luàn.
    In the late Eastern Han dynasty, warlords carved up the realm, plunging the empire into chaos.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
偏正piānzhèngModifier + head

The first part narrows down the second: it says what kind of thing the head is.

东dōngeast
汉hànHan dynasty

东 locates the 汉 dynasty as the eastern one.

Characters in this word

A drawing of the thing itself, worn down over three thousand years into a few strokes.

This origin belongs to the traditional form 東; 东 is its simplified writing.

The traditional form 東 originally drew a full bag tied at both ends. The simplified 东 is a later shorthand, not the historical shape.

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No reliable origin is recorded for this character.

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