漢朝

See also: 汉朝

Chinese

		Chinese; name of a dynasty; man	morning; to face; towards morning; to face; towards; facing; direct; a dynasty; the imperial court; Korea, esp. N. Korea (abbrev.)
trad. (漢朝)		漢	朝
simp. (汉朝)		汉	朝

Etymology

Xiang Yu appointed Liu Bang as prince of the small fief of Hanzhong (漢中／汉中 (Hànzhōng)), named after its location on the Han River (漢水／汉水 (Hànshuǐ)) (in modern southwest Shaanxi). Following Liu Bang's victory in the Chu–Han Contention, the resulting Han dynasty was named after the Hanzhong fief.

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): Hàncháo

(Zhuyin): ㄏㄢˋ ㄔㄠˊ
Cantonese (Jyutping): hon³ ciu⁴
Hakka (Sixian, PFS): Hon-chhèu
Eastern Min (BUC): Háng-dièu
Southern Min
(Hokkien, POJ): Hàn-tiâu

(Teochew, Peng'im): hang³ ciou⁵ / hang³ ciao⁵

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: Hàncháo
  - Zhuyin: ㄏㄢˋ ㄔㄠˊ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: Hàncháo
  - Wade–Giles: Han⁴-chʻao²
  - Yale: Hàn-cháu
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: Hannchaur
  - Palladius: Ханьчао (Xanʹčao)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /xän⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂʰɑʊ̯³⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: hon³ ciu⁴
  - Yale: hon chìuh
  - Cantonese Pinyin: hon³ tsiu⁴
  - Guangdong Romanization: hon³ qiu⁴
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /hɔːn³³ t͡sʰiːu̯²¹/
Hakka
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: Hon-chhèu
  - Hakka Romanization System: hon ceu^ˇ
  - Hagfa Pinyim: hon⁴ ceu²
  - Sinological IPA: /hon⁵⁵ t͡sʰeu̯¹¹/
Eastern Min
- (Fuzhou)
  - Bàng-uâ-cê: Háng-dièu
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /haŋ²¹³⁻⁵⁵ ^(t-)nieu⁵³/
Southern Min
- (Hokkien)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Hàn-tiâu
  - Tâi-lô: Hàn-tiâu
  - Phofsit Daibuun: harndiaau
  - IPA (Xiamen): /han²¹⁻⁵³ tiau²⁴/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /han⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ tiau²⁴/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /han²¹⁻⁵³ tiau¹³/
  - IPA (Taipei): /han¹¹⁻⁵³ tiau²⁴/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /han²¹⁻⁴¹ tiau²³/
- (Teochew)
  - Peng'im: hang³ ciou⁵ / hang³ ciao⁵
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: hàng tshiôu / hàng tshiâu
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /haŋ²¹³⁻⁵⁵ t͡sʰiou⁵⁵/, /haŋ²¹³⁻⁵⁵ t͡sʰiau⁵⁵/

Note:

hang3 ciou5 - Chaozhou;
hang3 ciao5 - Shantou, Jieyang, Chaoyang.

Proper noun

漢朝

the Han dynasty (202 BCE–220 CE)

Dynasties (朝代) in Chinese history
Name	Time period	Divisions
Xia 夏 (～朝, ～代)	2070 – 1600 BCE
Shang 商 (～朝, ～代) 殷 (～朝, ～代)	1600 – 1046 BCE
Zhou 周 (～朝, ～代)	1046 – 256 BCE	Western Zhou 西周
		Eastern Zhou 東周／东周	Spring and Autumn period 春秋
		Eastern Zhou 東周／东周	Warring States period 戰國／战国
Qin 秦 (～朝, ～代)	221 – 206 BCE
Han 漢／汉 (～朝, ～代)	206 BCE – 220 C.E.	Western Han 西漢／西汉
		Xin 新 (～朝)
		Eastern Han 東漢／东汉
Three Kingdoms 三國／三国	220 – 280 C.E.	Wei 魏
		Shu Han 蜀漢／蜀汉
		Wu 吳／吴
Jin 晉／晋 (～朝, ～代)	265 – 420 C.E.	Western Jin 西晉／西晋
Jin 晉／晋 (～朝, ～代)	265 – 420 C.E.	Eastern Jin 東晉／东晋
Southern and Northern dynasties 南北朝	420 – 589 C.E.	Northern dynasties 北朝	Northern Wei 北魏
			Western Wei 西魏
			Eastern Wei 東魏／东魏
			Northern Zhou 北周
			Northern Qi 北齊／北齐
		Southern dynasties 南朝	Liu Song 劉宋／刘宋
			Southern Qi 南齊／南齐
			Liang 梁 (～朝, ～代)
			Chen 陳／陈 (～朝, ～代)
Sui 隋 (～朝, ～代)	581 – 618 C.E.
Tang 唐 (～朝, ～代)	618 – 907 C.E.
Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms 五代十國／五代十国	907 – 960 C.E.
Liao 遼／辽 (～朝, ～代)	907 – 1125 C.E.
Song 宋 (～朝, ～代)	960 – 1279 C.E.	Northern Song 北宋
Song 宋 (～朝, ～代)	960 – 1279 C.E.	Southern Song 南宋
Western Xia 西夏	1038 – 1227 C.E.
Jin 金 (～朝, ～代)	1115 – 1234 C.E.
Western Liao 西遼／西辽	1124 – 1218 C.E.
Yuan 元 (～朝, ～代)	1271 – 1368 C.E.
Ming 明 (～朝, ～代)	1368 – 1644 C.E.
Qing 清 (～朝, ～代)	1636 – 1912 C.E.