hán

HSK 5
common
noun
transliteration

Meaning of

汗 means short for Kèhán (Khan, title for rulers of ancient nomadic tribes). Pronounced hán. HSK 5.

  • short for Kèhán (Khan, title for rulers of ancient nomadic tribes)

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Definitions & Examples

Táng
dài
céng
fēng
huí
hán
wéi
huái怀
rén
hán
 

During the Tang Dynasty, the Khan of the Uyghurs was granted the title of Prince of Huairen Khan.

Chéng
hán
shì
méng
shǐ
shàng
zuì
zhù
míng
de
hán
 

Genghis Khan was the most famous Khan in Mongolian history.

dài
xiōng
de
zuì
gāo
shǒu
lǐng
bèi
chēng
wéi
chán
huò
hán
 

The supreme leader of the ancient Xiongnu was called Chanyu or Khan.

西
liáo
shí
 
hán
wáng
cháo
de
tǒng
zhì
zhě
chēng
hán
 

During the Western Liao Dynasty, rulers of the Kara-Khanid Khanate called themselves Khan.

jué
hàn
guó
de
jūn
zhǔ
dōu
bèi
chēng
wéi
hán
 

Monarchs of the Turkic Khaganate were all called Khan.