后汉

後漢
Hòuhàn
proper noun

Meanings

  1. 1 Later Han, another name for the Eastern Han dynasty (25–220)
  2. 2 Later Han (947–950), one of the Five Dynasties

Examples

HSK 5
《 Hòuhànshū 》 jìzǎi de shì Hòuhàn de lìshǐ.
The Book of the Later Han records the history of the Later Han.
HSK 5
Wǔdài de Hòuhàn zhǐ cúnzài le duǎnduǎn jǐ nián.
The Later Han of the Five Dynasties lasted only a few short years.

Tips

usage
For the Han dynasty the usual modern word is 东汉; 后汉 lives on mainly in old titles such as 后汉书. The Western Han is likewise the 前汉, the Former Han.

Stroke Order

后 hòu
汉 hàn