大汗

dàhán / dàhàn
noun

Meanings

  1. 1 Great Khan
  2. 2 supreme khan

Examples

HSK 7-9
Chéngjísīhán shì Měnggǔ Dìguó de dìyī wèi dàhán.
Genghis Khan was the first Great Khan of the Mongol Empire.
HSK 7-9
Měnggē sǐ hòu, Hūbìliè hé dìdi Ālǐbùgē zhēngduó dàhán zhī wèi.
After Möngke died, Kublai and his younger brother Ariq Böke fought over the title of Great Khan.

Tips

history
汗 renders the Mongol and Turkic title khan, also written 可汗. The 大汗 was the supreme ruler of the whole Mongol Empire, above the khans of its regional states. After 成吉思汗 came 窝阔台, 贵由, 蒙哥 and 忽必烈.
mistakes
Read 汗 with a second tone here. With a fourth tone, 大汗 means 'a heavy sweat'.

Stroke Order

大 dà
汗 hàn