翰 (Hàn): surname Han, writing brush
翰 (Hàn) is a Chinese character meaning “surname han.” Classified as HSK Level 7-9 (HSK 3.0 Standard, CLEC 2022), with radical 羽 (feather). It ranks #1185 in character frequency (SUBTLEX-CH corpus).
Definitions
- surname Han
- writing brush
Stroke Order
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Words & Compounds
Common Compounds
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 约翰 | yuē hàn | John (name) |
| 约翰逊 | yuē hàn xùn | Johnson or Johnston (name) |
| 伯明翰 | bó míng hàn | Birmingham |
| 约翰内斯堡 | yuē hàn nèi sī bǎo | Johannesburg, South Africa |
| 圣约翰 | shèng yuē hàn | Saint John |
| 约翰斯顿 | yuē hàn sī dùn | Johnston, Johnson, Johnstone etc, name |
| 杨百翰 | yáng bǎi hàn | Brigham Young |
| 约翰·拉贝 | yuē hàn · lā bèi | John Rabe (1882-1950), German who helped protect Chinese during the Nanking massacre period |
| 塞缪尔·约翰逊 | sài miù ěr yuē hàn xùn | Samuel Johnson (1709–1784) or Dr Johnson, English writer and lexicographer |
| 约翰·霍金斯大学 | yuē hàn · huò jīn sī dà xué | Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore |
| 约翰一书 | yuē hàn yī shū | First epistle of St John |
| 约翰三书 | yuē hàn sān shū | Third epistle of St John |
| 翰林学士 | hàn lín xué shì | members of the Hanlin Imperial Academy 翰林院, employed as imperial secretaries from the Tang onwards |
| 约翰二书 | yuē hàn èr shū | Second epistle of St John |
| 杨百翰大学 | yáng bǎi hàn dà xué | Brigham Young University |
翰 appears in 32 compound words: 9 as the first character, 34 as the last, and 56 in a middle position. Compound statistics computed from SUBTLEX-CH and HSK 3.0 vocabulary data.
Idioms & Chengyu (2)
Example Sentences
翰字的写法很特别，让我印象深刻。
Hàn zì de xiě fǎ hěn tè bié , ràng wǒ yìn xiàng shēn kè .
The way the character "Han" is written is quite unique, and it really left a lasting impression on me.
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. . . shèng kǎo chéng gōng zhēng qǔ xīn běi guó zhōng xiǎo yíng yǎng wǔ cān miǎn fèi zhōu Wéi Hàn xū jiā mǎ nà rù yòu ér yuán
...Sheng Kao successfully secured free school lunches for elementary and junior high schools in New Taipei City; Zhou Weihan calls for the program to be expanded to include kindergartens
频传职场霸凌!洪申翰:修订专章附属法规 盼7/1上路
pín chuán zhí chǎng bà líng ! hóng shēn Hàn : xiū dìng zhuān zhāng fù shǔ fǎ guī pàn 7 1 shàng lù
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yǐng rì yuè tán guó jì chēng gān tiào gāo sài . . . wǒ guó wú 彦 Hàn zhāi yín pò quán guó jì lù zhī shū zhè yī guó
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yù yīng jiǎ fàng kuān zhì 6 suì shì yòng ? láo dòng bù cháng hóng shēn Hàn : zuì kuài xià bàn nián xiū fǎ
Will parental leave be extended to cover children up to age 6? Labor Minister Hong Shen-han: Legislation could be amended as early as the second half of the year
Character Family
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