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han | ham |

As a noun ham is

haem / heme.

han

English

(Han Empire)(Han Chinese)

Etymology 1

From (etyl) Chinese , from the dynasty founder 's Hanzhong Commandery, headquartered at a city which also became known as [[w:Hanzhong, Hanzhong

Proper noun

(en proper noun)
  • An imperial Chinese dynasty, ruling (with interruptions) from 206 BC to AD 220, marked by the expansion of the Yellow River's Huaxia culture to the recent conquests of the Qin and a flowering of economic, literary, and scientific development
  • The Chinese ethnicity, when distinguished from other peoples of the Chinese state

    • Synonyms

    * Han Chinese (ethnicity )

    Derived terms

    * Han character * Han ideograph * Han letter * Han logograph * Han radical * Han syllable

    Related terms

    * hanzi * hanja * kanji

    See also

    * Chinese character * Chinese ideograph * Chinese letter * Chinese logogram * Chinese radical * Chinese syllable

    Etymology 2

    From (etyl) Chinese , an ancient Chinese placename

    Proper noun

    (en proper noun)
  • An ancient Chinese county, viscounty, and kingdom of the Zhou dynasty and the Qin–Han interregnum
  • The realm of this former state under other rulers
  • (astronomy) The star in traditional Chinese astronomy, named for this state

    • Anagrams

    * * English proper nouns ----

    ham

    English

    (wikipedia ham)

    Etymology 1

    From (etyl) hamme, from (etyl) . Compare gammon.

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (anatomy) The region back of the knee joint; the popliteal space; the hock.
  • (countable) A thigh and buttock of an animal slaughtered for meat.
  • (uncountable) Meat from the thigh of a hog cured for food.
    • a little piece of ham for the cat
  • * (rfdate), Audra Lilly Griffeth, A King's Daughter (ISBN 146915532X):
    • She put some ham in the beans and cut up some sweet potatoes to boil.
  • The back of the thigh.
  • (internet, informal) Electronic mail that is wanted; mail that is not spam or junk mail.
    • Derived terms
    * ham-fisted * hambone * hammy, hamstring

    Etymology 2

    From (etyl) .

    Noun

    (-)

    • Usage notes

    * Persists in many old place names, such as (Buckingham).

    References

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    Etymology 3

    Shortened from , said to derive from the 1863 minstrel show song The Ham-fat Man . "ham", Online Etymology Dictionary

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • An overacting or amateurish performer; an actor with an especially showy or exaggerated style.
  • An amateur radio operator.
    • Related terms
    * ham radio
    Synonyms
    * radio amateur (amateur radio operator)

    Verb

  • To overact; to act with exaggerated emotions.
    • Related terms
    * ham it up

    Anagrams

    *

    References

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