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前汉

Qián Hàndictionary entry
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
Former Han dynasty (206 BC-8 AD), also called 西漢|西汉[Xī Hàn], Western Han dynasty
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Reference definitions: CC-CEDICT contributors and MDBG, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source release 2026-10-27T01:55:52Z. Imported 2026-10-27. Definition wording and meaning order are retained. Recognized pronunciation references are displayed with tone marks; the original source record is available below.

Source record: cd-2ce4343c43fa4a93. Source SHA-256: bbc4b27f26bee1a262f4d7939667a040c7857c7fc0200a2fa7a86d3352a09eae.

Original source entry:

前漢 前汉 [Qian2 Han4] /Former Han dynasty (206 BC-8 AD), also called 西漢|西汉[Xi1 Han4], Western Han dynasty/

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Other forms in these source records: 前漢

  • 前
    qián

    front / forward / ahead / first / top (followed by a number) / future / ago / before / BC (e.g. 前293年) / former / formerly

  • 汉
    hàn

    man

    Hàn

    Han ethnic group / Chinese (language) / the Han dynasty (206 BC-220 AD)

Reference definitions from CC-CEDICT.