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汉 5 strokes

汉 hàn — Han; Chinese

5 strokes · radical 氵 · HSK 3 · traditional 漢

14 strokes · HSK 3 · simplified 汉

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How it is used

Originally the name of a river, then of the Han dynasty, then of the majority ethnic group — which is why the writing system is called 汉字, Han characters.

Custom and usage, in the settings where it applies.

Originally the name of a river, then of the Han dynasty, then of the majority ethnic group — which is why the writing system is called 汉字, Han characters.

Words it turns up in

Shown in simplified. Converting whole words needs one-to-many knowledge this site does not have — 发 is 發 in 出发 but 髮 in 头发 — and a confidently wrong word would be worse than an honest simplified one.

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