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Han vs Xiongnu - What's the difference?

han | xiongnu |

As proper nouns the difference between han and xiongnu

is that han is 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 while Xiongnu is an ancient nomadic-based people that formed a state or confederation north of the agriculture-based empire of the Han Dynasty.

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

    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 ----

    xiongnu

    Proper noun

    (en proper noun)
  • An ancient nomadic-based people that formed a state or confederation north of the agriculture-based empire of the Han Dynasty.