Pronunciation

Characters pronounced han.

19 name characters share this pronunciation across tones. Pinyin alone does not identify a character; choose the Hanzi you want.

All 19 characters are listed below. Each links to its own page with meaning, structure, and names that use it.

悍 hàn strong courageous, brave; violent 憾 hàn to regret, remorse; dissatisfied 捍 hàn ward off, guard against, defend 撼 hàn move, shake; (Cant.) to fight 旱 hàn drought; dry; dry land 汉 hàn Chinese people; Chinese language 汗 hàn perspiration, sweat 焊 hàn classic weld, solder 翰 hàn scholarly writing brush, pen, pencil 函 hán correspondence; a case; a box 含 hán classic hold in mouth; cherish; contain 寒 hán classic cold, wintry, chilly 晗 hán bright pre-dawn 涵 hán calm · elegant to contain, to nourish 韩 hán fence; surname; Korea 憨 hān foolish, silly, coquettish 酣 hān warm enjoy intoxicants 喊 hǎn shout, call out, yell; howl; cry 罕 hǎn rare, scarce; surname

Why several characters share one pinyin

Mandarin has many homophones. Tone narrows the sound, but different characters can still share the same syllable and tone. The Hanzi is the identity; the pinyin is only the sound.

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