noun
han
han
noun
1
A deep, culturally specific feeling of sorrow, resentment, and unresolved grief in Korean identity.
"The novel captures a profound sense of han passed down through generations."
2
The Han dynasty, an imperial Chinese dynasty that ruled from 206 BC to AD 220, or the Han ethnicity, the majority ethnic group of China.
"The Han dynasty is remembered for major advances in science, trade, and literature."
Word Forms
Hans plural
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Etymology
The Korean sense comes from a Korean word borrowed from Middle Chinese meaning "resentment" or "regret." The dynasty/ethnicity sense is a separate Chinese word referring to the historical Han state.