Han (surname)
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Han is a common transliteration of the Chinese surname 韩 (simp. han2) or 韓 (trad. han2) and the Korean surname 한 (hanja 韓). Han is based on China's pinyin system and so used throughout Mainland China. Spelling can vary from 'Hon' in Cantonese speaking areas to 'Hang' in Hainan. The Korean version is sometimes spelled 'Hahn'.
Less common Chinese surnames romanized as Han include: 寒 (han2) and 汉 (simp. han4) or 漢 (trad. han4).
Four Chinese Origins of '韩'
From '姬' surname
'姬' (Ji4) is an ancient Chinese surname. It is the surname of the Yellow Emperor and the Zhou ruling family. King Cheng of Zhou's little brother Ji Wan '姬万' (Ji4 Wan4) created the State of Han '韩国' (han2 guo2). When this kingdom was destroyed, Ji Wan was granted the name Han Wu Zi '韩武子' (han2 wu3 zi3). Wu Zi's descendant Han Jue '韩厥' (han2 jue2) adopts Han as a last name. Han Jue's 7th generation descendant created the State of Han during the Warring States Period. When the state was conquored by Qin in 230 BC, members in the ruling family took Han '韩' as their last name.
From the place Han Yuan '韩原'
King Cheng of Zhou's little brother Tang Shuyu '唐叔虞' (Tang2 Shu1 Yu2), also known as the founder of the State of Jin, had a son who was named Jin Hou '晋侯' (Jin4 Hou4). Jin Hou's descendant Bi Wan '毕万' (bi4 wan4) was assigned to Han Yuan. Descendants took Han '韩' as their last name.
From the transcription of non-
Non-Han ethnic groups tend to adopt Chinese last names through the process known as sinicization.
During the reforms of Emperor Xiao Wen of Northern Wei, the Xianbei last name 'Dahan', 大汗 (da4 han4) in Chinese, was changed to Han '韩' because the two names sound similar after 'Da' or '大' is dropped.
Manchu clan names Hacihuri '哈思呼哩' (Ha1 Si1 Hu1 Li1), Hangiya '韩佳' (Han2 Jia1), Hanja '罕扎' (Han4 Zha1), Hanyan '翰颜' (Han2 Yan2), and Gilate '吉喇特' (Ji2 La3 Te4) were changed to Han '韩'.
From given name to surname
The mythical Yellow Emperor had a son Chang Yi (昌意), who had a son with the given name Han Liu (韩流). Those who claimed to be Han Liu's descendants adopted Han as their last name.
Korean Origins
Prominent people with surname 韩/韓
- Han Dong Fang '韩东方' (han2 dong1 fang1) - Human rights activist
- Han Fei '韩非' (han2 fei1) - Influencial philosopher of the Warring States Period
- Han Shao Gong '韩少功' (han2 shao4 gong1) - Writer
- Han Shi Zhong '韩世忠' (han2 shi4 zhong1) - A general of the Southern Song Dynasty
- Han Wang Xin '韩王信' (han2 wang2 xin4) - A general of the Warring States Period
- Han Xiao Peng '韩晓鹏' (han2 xiao3 peng2) - Freestyle skiier
- Han Xiang Zi '韩湘子' (han2 xiang1 zi3) - One of the Eight Immortals
- Han Xin '韩信' (han2 xin4) - Famous Western Han general
- Han Yu '韩愈' (han2 yu4) - Revolutionary Tang poet and philosopher
- Han Zheng '韩正' (han2 zheng4) - Mayor of Shanghai
- Hon Sui Sen '韩瑞生' (han2 rui4 sheng1) - Singaporean politician
Prominent people with surname 한
- Joe Hahn - DJ of Linkin Park
- Jeen and Sunny Han - Involved in the Han Twins Murder Conspiracy
- Han Ji-min - Actress
- Han Kyeong Hwa - Voice actress
- Han Kyoo Hee - Voice actor
- Moo-Young Han - Physicist
- Han Myeong Sook - First female Prime Minister of South Korea
- Han Sang Hyeok - Voice actor
- Han Soo Rim - Voice actress
- Han Suk-kyu - Actor
- Han Yeo-reum - Actress
- Han Yong Woon (한용운, 韓龍雲) - Independence activist, Buddhist monk, poet during Korea under Japanese rule
- Han Ho (한호, 韓濩) - Calligrapher of the Chosun Dynasty
- Han Gu (한구, 韓構) - Calligrapher of the Chosun Dynasty
- Han Myeong Hoe (한명회, 韓明澮) - Politician of the Chosun Dynasty
- Han Ran (한란, 韓蘭) - A meritorious retainer at the founding of the Goryeo Dynasty
- Han Baek Gyeom (한백겸, 韓百謙) - Geographer of the Chosun Dynasty
- Han Chi Yun (한치윤, 韓致奫) - Historian of the Chosun Dynasty
- Han Won Jin (한원진, 韓元震) - Confucian philosopher of the Chosun Dynasty
See also
External links
- Chinese surname history: Han
References
- [link] China Stemmate '中国家谱网' (In Chinese)
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