Phonosemantic compound. 韋 represents the meaning and 倝 represents the sound. Based on the original meaning "fence surrounding a well". The current meaning is a phonetic loan.
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乹 dry (archaic)乾 dry (trad/jp)幹 trunk (trad/jp)戟 halberd with crescent看 look at翰 writing brush韩 fence (simp)偉 great (trad/jp)卫 defend (simp)圍 surround (trad)幃 curtain that forms wall (trad)瑋 rare (trad)禕 rare (trad)緯 latitude (trad/jp)葦 reed (iii) (trad)衛 protect (jp)諱 regard (trad)違 disobey (trad/jp)闈 living (trad)韙 propriety (trad)
Historical Evolution
韓
Bronze
Early Warring States (~400 BC)
韓
Seal
Shuowen (~100 AD)
韓
Clerical
Qin dynasty (221-206 BC)
韓
Seal
Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
韓
Clerical
Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
韓
Clerical
Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
韓
Regular
Modern
Chinese
韩 / 韓 [Hán]
Han, one of the Seven Hero States of the Warring States 戰國七雄|战国七雄; Korea from the fall of the Joseon dynasty in 1897; Korea, esp. South Korea 大韓民國|大韩民国; surname Han
Japanese
noun
- Republic of Korea; South Korea
- Han (ancient Chinese state)
Example Sentences
Japanese Names
韓 いがき
Igaki surname
韓 かん
Kan surname
韓 はん
Han surname
CHINESE WORDS (60)
韩国 [Hánguó] #3,497
South Korea (Republic of Korea)
韩元 [Hányuán] #14,670
Won (Korean currency)
韩寒 [HánHán] #7,245
Han Han (1982-), PRC blogger, singer and professional rally driver
南韩 [Nánhán] #16,670
South Korea
韩日 [HánRì] #18,463
Korea and Japan
韩流 [Hánliú] #24,311
the spread of Korean cultural products (TV dramas, pop music etc) to other countries
韩正 [HánZhèng] #25,106
Han Zheng (1954-), mayor of Shanghai (2007-2012), CCP Shanghai Committee Secretary (2012-)
韩信 [HánXìn] #25,981
Han Xin (-196 BC), famous general of first Han emperor Liu Bang 劉邦|刘邦[LiúBāng]
韩国人 [Hánguórén] #59,313
Korean (person)
韩愈 [HánYù] #29,335
Han Yu (768-824), Tang dynasty essayist and poet, advocate of the classical writing 古文運動|古文运动 and neoclassical 復古|复古 movements
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JAPANESE WORDS (80)
⭐ 韓国 [かんこく] #19,241
South Korea
⭐ 漢方薬 [かんぽうやく] #56,102
Chinese herbal medicine
⭐ 日韓 [にっかん] #61,735
Japan and South Korea
⭐ 韓国語 [かんこくご] #61,737
Korean (language; esp. as spoken in South Korea)
唐人 [とうじん] #68,949
Chinese person
韓国人 [かんこくじん] #69,512
South Korean person
韓流 [ハンりゅう] #77,583
hallyu
唐土 [もろこし] #90,956
China
米韓 [べいかん] #105,673
United States and South Korea
日米韓 [にちべいかん] #111,948
Japan, the United States and South Korea
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