韩 (hán) — Han (a common Chinese surname)
Definition
noun
Han (a common Chinese surname)
Examples
- 韩，韩。Wǒ xìng hán, jiào hán qiáng.My surname is Han, and my given name is Qiang.
- 韩。hán Xiān sheng shì wǒ de zhōng wén lǎo shī.Mr. Han is my Chinese teacher.
- 韩。Wǒ men bān yǒu sān gè xìng hán de tóng xué.There are three classmates surnamed Han in our class.
Origin
Sound + meaning六书liùshū
形声xíngshēngMost characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.
This origin belongs to the traditional form 韓; 韩 is its simplified writing.
Meaning part形符xíngfú
韋韋wéisurround
Sound part声符shēngfú
倝
倝gàn韓Hán
Close in sound todayThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.
The traditional form 韓 pairs 倝, a sound part, with 韋, a part meaning 'surround'; the simplified 韩 is a later shorthand.
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