Han may refer to:

Ethnic groups

* Han Chinese, or Han People (): the name for the largest ethnic group in China, which also constitutes the world's largest ethnic group. **

Han Taiwanese Han Taiwanese, Taiwanese Han (), Taiwanese Han Chinese, or Han Chinese are Taiwanese people of full or partial ethnic Han descent. According to the Executive Yuan of Taiwan, they comprise 95 to 97 percent of the Taiwanese population, which also ...

(): the name for the ethnic group of the Taiwanese people who may be fully or partially Han Chinese descent. * Han Minjok, or Han people (): the Korean native name referring to Koreans. * Hän: one of the First Nations peoples of Canada.

Former states

Han (Western Zhou state) The State of Han (), was a minor state that existed during the Western Zhou dynasty and early Spring and Autumn period The Spring and Autumn period was a period in Chinese history from approximately 770 to 476 BC (or according to some author ...

(韓) (11th century BC – 757 BC), a Chinese state during the Spring and Autumn period * Han (state) (韓) (403–230 BC), a Chinese state during the Warring States period * Han dynasty (漢/汉) (206 BC – 220 AD), a dynasty split into two eras, Western Han and Eastern Han **

Shu Han Han (; 221–263), known in historiography as Shu Han ( ) or Ji Han ( "Junior Han"), or often shortened to Shu (; pinyin: ''shŭ'' <

Former Zhao The Han Zhao (; 304–329 AD), or Former Zhao (), was a dynastic state of China ruled by the Xiongnu people during the Sixteen Kingdoms period of Chinese history. In Chinese historiography, it was given two conditional state titles, the Northern ...

(304–329), one of the Sixteen Kingdoms, known as Han (漢) before 319 * Cheng Han (成漢) (304–347), one of the Sixteen Kingdoms, known as Han (漢) after 338 * Hou Han (侯漢) (552), dynasty name used by Hou Jing during his brief usurpation of the Liang dynasty * Former Shu (前蜀) (907–925), a state during the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms period, known as Han (漢) between 917 and 918 * Southern Han (南漢) (917–971), a state during the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms period * Later Han (Five Dynasties) (後漢) (947–951), a state during the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms period **

Northern Han The Northern Han () was a dynastic state of the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms period. It was founded by Liu Min (), formerly known as Liu Chong (), and lasted from 951 to 979. Founding of the Northern Han The short-lived state of Later Ha ...

(北漢)(951–979), successor to Later Han, also during the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms period * Chen Han (漢) (1360–1364), an insurgent middle Yangtze state in the late Yuan Dynasty *

Samhan Samhan, or Three Han, is the collective name of the Byeonhan, Jinhan, and Mahan confederacies that emerged in the first century BC during the Proto–Three Kingdoms of Korea, or Samhan, period. Located in the central and southern regions of t ...

(), three ancient confederacies in the southern Korean Peninsula; also refers to the Three Kingdoms of Korea **

Byeonhan confederacy Byeonhan (, ), also known as Byeonjin, (, ) was a loose confederacy of chiefdoms that existed from around the beginning of the Common Era to the 4th century in the southern Korean peninsula. Byeonhan was one of the Samhan (or "Three Hans"), al ...

() ** Jinhan confederacy () ** Mahan confederacy () * Daehan Jaeguk or

Korean Empire The Korean Empire () was a Korean monarchical state proclaimed in October 1897 by Emperor Gojong of the Joseon dynasty. The empire stood until Japan's annexation of Korea in August 1910. During the Korean Empire, Emperor Gojong oversaw the Gwa ...

() (1897–1910), the last monarchial kingdom of Korea.

Modern places

* Daehan Minguk (), the South Korean name for Republic of Korea. * Hanguk (), the Korean name for Korea, often referring to the country South Korea. *

Han-sur-Lesse Han-sur-Lesse (; wa, Han-so-Lesse) is a village of Wallonia and a district of the municipality of Rochefort, located in the province of Namur, Belgium. Han-sur-Lesse was called Ham from 1139, Ham Han Sur Lesche, from 1266, Han Sur Lece from 1465 a ...

, Rochefort, Belgium *

Han-sur-Meuse Han-sur-Meuse (, ''Han on Meuse'') is a commune in the Meuse department in Grand Est in north-eastern France. See also *Communes of the Meuse department *Parc naturel régional de Lorraine Lorraine Regional Natural Park (French: ''Parc nature ...

, Meuse, France *

Han-devant-Pierrepont Han-devant-Pierrepont (, literally ''Han before Pierrepont'') is a commune in the Meurthe-et-Moselle department in north-eastern France. Before 1997, it was part of the Meuse department.Han-sur-Nied Han-sur-Nied () is a commune in the Moselle department in Grand Est in north-eastern France. See also * Communes of the Moselle department The following is a list of the 725 communes of the Moselle department of France. The communes coop ...

in Moselle, France *

Han, Iran Han ( fa, هان, also Romanized as Hān) is a village in Zaboli Rural District, in the Central District of Mehrestan County, Sistan and Baluchestan Province, Iran Iran, officially the Islamic Republic of Iran, and also called P ...

, a village in Sistan and Baluchestan Province *

Han, Eskişehir Han, formerly Hanköy and Hüsrevpaşa, is a town and district of Eskişehir Province in the Central Anatolia region of Turkey Turkey ( tr, Türkiye ), officially the Republic of Türkiye ( tr, Türkiye Cumhuriyeti, links=no ), is a trans ...

, Turkey

Arts, entertainment, and media

* Han Solo, a character in the ''Star Wars'' franchise * Han Lue, a character in the ''Fast & Furious'' franchise * ''The Airlords of Han'', the sequel to ''

Armageddon 2419 A.D. ''Armageddon 2419 A.D.'' is a science fiction novella by Philip Francis Nowlan that first appeared in the August 1928 issue of the pulp magazine ''Amazing Stories''. A sequel called '' The Airlords of Han'' was published in the March 1929 iss ...

'' * "Han", a fifth season episode of ''The West Wing''

Names

Han (name) Han is used as a name in many cultures. The Western usage of the name is as a variant of Hans. * Han (Chinese surname) (韓/韩/Hán), also romanized Hon * Han (Korean surname) (韓/한) * Han (given name), a Dutch given name Notable people wit ...

, a given name and surname **

Han (Chinese surname) Han () is a common Chinese surname. The spelling "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. It is the 15th name on the ''Hundred Fami ...

, also Haan, Hahn or Hann, the Romanized spelling of many Chinese family names: 漢, 韓(韩), 邗, 罕, 寒, 憨, etc. **

Han (Korean surname) Han (Hangul 한, Hanja 韓) is the typical romanized spelling of the Korean family name. Other alternate spellings for 한 include Hahn and Haan. In hanja, it translates to "King”, “Kingdom”, “country" and/or “Korean people”. Han is t ...

, (한, 韓 or 漢), also romanized as "Hahn"

Education

* Han school, Japan, Edo period * HAN University of Applied Sciences, in the Netherlands

Languages

* Hän language, an indigenous language of North America *

Han Chinese language Chinese (, especially when referring to written Chinese) is a group of languages spoken natively by the ethnic Han Chinese majority and many minority ethnic groups in Greater China. About 1.3 billion people (or approximately 16% of the wor ...

, or just Chinese * Korean language (한국어 ''Hangug-eo''), as known in South Korea ** Han languages, a group of languages of ancient Korea * Han, the ISO 639-3 code for the

Hangaza language Hangaza is a Bantu language spoken by the Hangaza people of Tanzania. It is closely related to and partially intelligible with the languages of Rwanda and Burundi. References

Languages of Tanzania Rwanda-Rundi languages {{Bantu-lang- ...

of Tanzania

Writing systems

* Hán, used in Vietnamese orthography * Han characters (漢字, Pinyin: ''Hanzi'', often referred to as Chinese characters) * Han unification (Han character glyph unification) in Unicode * Hangul (한글 ''Hangeul''), the Korean alphabet * Hanja (한자, 漢字), Han characters used for the Korean language

Other

* Hän, a Finnish 3rd person pronoun

Transportation

* Hanwell railway station, in England *

Hindaun City railway station Hindaun City railway station (station code:- HAN) is a railway station serving Hindaun City in the state of Rajasthan, India. It comes under the Kota railway division of West Central Railway zone. Hindaun City is a B-Grade station on the Delh ...

, in India * Noi Bai International Airport, serving Hanoi, Vietnam * BYD Han (汉), a Chinese passenger car

Other uses

Khan (title) Khan ''khan/qan''; tr, han; Azerbaijani: ''xan''; Ottoman: ''han''; Old Turkic: ''kan''; Chinese: 汗 ''hán''; Goguryeo: 皆 ''key''; Buyeo: 加 ''ka''; Silla: 干 ''kan''; Gaya: 旱 ''kan''; Baekje: 瑕 ''ke''; Manchu: ; Persian: خا� ...

, or Han (汗) in Chinese transliteration, originally Central Asian title for a sovereign or military ruler * Han system (藩), a term for feudal clan or fief in Japan *

Han (cultural) ''Han'', or ''haan'', is a concept of an emotion, variously described as some form of grief or resentment, among others, that is said to be an essential element of Korean identity by some, and a modern post-colonial identity by others. Early dep ...

, a Korean cultural concept of lament *

Han (inn) A caravanserai (or caravansary; ) was a roadside inn where travelers ( caravaners) could rest and recover from the day's journey. Caravanserais supported the flow of commerce, information and people across the network of trade routes covering ...

, also spelled khan, caravanserai * ''Han'' (trilobite), a monotypic genus *

Han Vodka Han Vodka is an 80 proof vodka from Korea made from barley, rice and "pure spring water". This smooth and clean tasting Vodka is made from barley and rice which is fermented and distilled in small batches. It is imported by Progressive Beverages l ...

Health Alert Network The Health Alert Network (HAN) is a program run by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to provide public health Public health is "the science and art of preventing disease, prolonging life and promoting health through the organize ...

of US CDC *

Home network A home network or home area network (HAN) is a type of computer network that facilitates communication among devices within the close vicinity of a home. Devices capable of participating in this network, for example, smart devices such as netwo ...

in computing * Hospitality Association of Namibia * Hydroxylammonium nitrate *

Type 091 submarine The Type 091 (Chinese designation: 09- I; NATO reporting name: Han class) is a first-generation nuclear-powered attack submarine produced by China. It was the first nuclear submarine employed by the People's Liberation Army Navy Submarine Force, ...

, Chinese nuclear submarine class