Han may refer to:
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"Han" in China
- Chinese (漢), an abbreviation or adjectival modifier for things Chinese.
- Han Chinese (漢族 Hanzu, 漢人 Hanren), the dominant majority ethnic group of China and overseas Chinese.
- Chinese language (漢語 Hanyu) or Chinese characters (漢字 Hanzi) or Chinese written language (漢文 Hanwen).
- Han Dynasty (漢朝 Hanchao) (202 BC - 220 AD) of China, also known as Han China.
- Kingdom of Han (韓國 Hanguo), one of seven powerful kingdoms during the Chinese Warring States Period.
- Han Zhao (漢趙), one of the Chinese Sixteen Kingdoms, founded by the Liu family.
- Cheng Han (成漢), another of the Sixteen Kingdoms, founded by the Li family.
- Southern Han (南漢 Nanhan), a kingdom during the Chinese Period of Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms,
- Northern Han (北漢 Beihan), a kingdom during the Chinese Period of Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms.
- Han River (漢水 Hanshui, 漢江 Hanjiang), a tributary of the Yangtze with its mouth at Wuhan, Hubei, China.
- Han River (韓江 Hanjiang), a river in eastern Guangdong province, China that flows into the South China Sea.
- Type 091 Han class submarine, the first nuclear powered submarine class (SSN) deployed by the People's Liberation Army Navy.
- Han (汗) or Kehan (可汗), the Chinese transliteration of Khan or Khagan.
- Han, Haan, Hahn or Hann, the Romanized spelling of many Chinese family names: 韓, 韩, 邗, 罕, 寒, 憨, 漢, etc.
"Han" in Japan
- Han (Japan) (藩), a term for a feudal clan or fief in Japan (See also: Abolition of the han system).
"Han" in Korea
- Korea, an abbreviation for Hanguk (한국, 韓國), the South Korean name for Korea.
- an archaic Korean root meaning "great" or "leader"; transliterated into hanja as 韓, 幹, or 刊; see Names of Korea
- Samhan, three confederacies of chiefdoms on the southern Korean peninsula in the Proto-Three Han Kingdoms Period
- Han (surname), a Korean surname (한, 韓 or 漢) also romanized "Hahn."
- Han River (Korea) (한강, 漢江), a river passing through Seoul, South Korea
- Han (cultural), a Korean cultural concept of lament
- Korean language (한국어 Hankugeo) or Hangul (한글 Hangul)
"Han" in Vietnam
- Han River (Vietnam), a river passing through Danang, Vietnam
- HAN, the International Air Transport Association code for Noi Bai International Airport serving Hanoi, Vietnam
"Han" in other worldwide regions
- Han (North American people), a Canadian First Nation
- Hän language, an endangered Native American language spoken by the Hän people
- Han-sur-Lesse, Rochefort, Belgium
- Han, Turkey
People named Han
Fictional
- Han Solo, a character in the Star Wars films
- Han Fastolfe, a character created by Isaac Asimov
- Han Pritchard, a character in Second Foundation by Isaac Asimov
- Han Tzu ("Hot Soup"), a member of "Ender's jeesh" in the Ender's Game series by Orson Scott Card
- Han Qing-jao, a major character in the novel Xenocide of the Ender's Game series by Orson Scott Card
- Han Fei-tzu, Qing-jao's father
- Han Jiang-qing, Qing-jao's mother
- Han Fu (fictional), a character in the 14th century novel Romance of the Three Kingdoms by Luo Guanzhong
- Han Tao, a character in the Water Margin or Outlaws of the Marsh
Historical
- Jeen Han (also known as Gina Han) or Sunny Han, of the Han twins murder conspiracy
- Han Zheng, current mayor of Shanghai
- Han Xin, Chinese general
- Han Yu, poet
- Han Xiang, one of the Eight Immortals
- Han Ji-min, actress
- Hon Sui Sen politician (Singaporean spelling of Han)
- Han Fei, Chinese philosopher who developed the Chinese philosophy of legalism
- Tian Han, Chinese playwright, best known for writing the lyrics of the March of the Volunteers
- Han Xin (Prince of Han)
- Keiko Han, Japanese voice actor
- Han Bennink, Dutch jazz musician
- Jefferson Y. Han, research scientist for the Courant Institute of Mathematical Sciences of New York University
- Han Kuo-Huang, Chinese-born American ethnomusicologist
- Yuny Han, South Korean actress
- Han Yong-un, Korean Buddhist reformer and poet
- Han Kulker, Dutch middle distance runner
- Han De, Wei officer
- Han Xiaopeng, Chinese freestyle skier and Olympic gold medalist
- Zhang Han, Chinese general of the Qin Dynasty
- Mei Han, Chinese musician
- Han Gan, Chinese painter of the Tang Dynasty
- Han Juzi, Chinese officer who served under Yuan Shao
- Han Dongfang, Chinese human rights activist
- Han Fu, Chinese bureaucrat during the late Eastern Han Dynasty
- Han Xuan, governor of Changsha during the Han Dynasty and Three Kingdoms era of China
- Han Xianchu, general of the Chinese Communist armed forces
- Han Shaogong, prominent and innovative Chinese writer
- Han Hoogerbrugge, Dutch digital artist
- Han Zhangluan, official of the Northern Qi Dynasty of China
- Han Sui, military leader of the Han Dynasty and Three Kingdoms era of China
- Han Tuozhou, Chinese statesman of the Southern Song Dynasty
- Jiawei Han, computer scientist
- Han Mahmud, a Kurd lord
- Han Yin
- Han Zhong, high-ranking Chinese general of the Yellow Turbans
- Han Hao, Chinese officer who served under Cao Cao
- Han, the name of a priest and a deacon martyred with Abda and Abdjesus
Miscellaneous
- Han unification (Chinese character glyph unification) in Unicode
- Alternative spelling of title Khan, notably in Turkic languages
- Han, a type of Central Asian inn, similar to caravanserai
- Han, an episode of The West Wing, named for the Korean Han
