汉代

漢代

Hàndài

proper noun #96,381

Meanings

1 the Han dynasty period (206 BC–AD 220)

Characters

Examples

HSK 7-9

这件玉器是汉代的。

Zhè jiàn yùqì shì Hàndài de.

This jade piece is from the Han dynasty.

HSK 7-9

丝绸之路是在汉代形成的。

Sīchóuzhīlù shì zài Hàndài xíngchéng de.

The Silk Road took shape in the Han dynasty.

Tips

usage

汉代 is the period and 汉朝 the dynasty as a state. It covers the 西汉 and the 东汉, with Wang Mang's short Xin dynasty in between. China's majority people and their language and script are named after it: 汉族, 汉语, 汉字.

Stroke Order

汉 hàn

代 dài