Pinyin Syllable
Chinese characters pronounced han
Learn common Chinese characters pronounced han, including 汉 hàn, 含 hán, 喊 hǎn, 韩 hán, 寒 hán. Compare tones, meanings, traditional forms, words…
How to Pronounce This Syllable
For han, start on h and let it run into an without pausing; keep the mouth moving and hold the tone to the end.
Initial h
Start the syllable on the initial h, then run straight into the final an — keep them joined instead of sounding out separate English letters.
Final an
Keep an short and open; do not turn it into ang.
Study Tip
Start with the most common characters (汉 hàn, 含 hán, 喊 hǎn, 韩 hán, 寒 hán) and lock in their tones. 11 common characters share the sound han, so lean on words to tell the rest apart.
Learn by Tone
han turns up here with 3 different tones; a change of tone usually means a different character, so the groups below are split by tone.
2nd tone
Taking the 2nd tone here: 含, 韩, 寒… (5 in total). Lock this tone in your ear before the meaning.
3rd tone
Taking the 3rd tone here: 喊, 罕 (2 in total). Lock this tone in your ear before the meaning.
4th tone
Taking the 4th tone here: 汉, 汗, 翰… (4 in total). Lock this tone in your ear before the meaning.
Common Words With This Sound
Seeing han inside whole words makes it clear which character is meant — here are common ones.
Characters
11 common characters in this group.