Han (surname)
Han (simplified Chinese: 韩; traditional Chinese: 韓; pinyin: Hán; Korean: 한) is a common Chinese and Korean surname. The spelling "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.
Less common Chinese surnames romanized as Han include: Chinese: 寒; pinyin: Hán and simplified Chinese: 汉; traditional Chinese: 漢; pinyin: Hàn.
Han (韩) is currently ranked 25th in China in terms of the number of bearers at around 8 million persons.
Read more about Han (surname): Notable People With Surname 韩/韓
Famous quotes containing the word han:
“men may wel often finde
A lordes sone do shame and vileinye;
And he that wol han prys of his gentrye
For he was boren of a gentil hous,”
—Geoffrey Chaucer (1340?–1400)