What is the difference between han and hanja?
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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
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
The Han character script used to write Korean, particularly in classical literature. Compare hangeul, the Korean phonetic script.
