邯

hán

甘 + 阝

Definitions

hán used in 邯鄲|邯郸[hán dān] (the name of a place in Hebei)

Etymology

Phonosemantic compound. 阝 represents the meaning and 甘 represents the sound.

Semantic: 阝 Phonetic: 甘

About

邯 is a phono-semantic compound: the right-side component 阝 (city, state) marks it as a toponym, while the left-side component 甘 supplies the pronunciation. Used almost exclusively as a proper noun, it denotes the city of Handan in Hebei province, historically the capital of the State of Zhao during the Warring States period, and carries notable cultural resonance in classical literature.

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Seal Shuowen (~100 AD)

Clerical Qin dynasty (221-206 BC)

Clerical Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)

Clerical Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)

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邯郸在河北省。

Hándān zài Héběi shěng.

Handan is in Hebei Province.

我去过邯郸两次。

Wǒ qùguò Hándān liǎng cì.

I have been to Handan twice.

邯郸的历史很悠久。

Hándān de lìshǐ hěn yōujiǔ.

Handan has a long history.

邯郸的赵苑公园非常美丽。

Hándān de Zhào Yuàn Gōngyuán fēicháng měilì.

The Zhao Yuan Park in Handan is very beautiful.

我们从北京坐火车到邯郸。

Wǒmen cóng Běijīng zuò huǒchē dào Hándān.

We took a train from Beijing to Handan.

邯郸是中国历史文化名城之一。

Hándān shì Zhōngguó lìshǐ wénhuà míngchéng zhī yī.

Handan is one of China's historical and cultural cities.

在邯郸，你可以看到许多古迹。

Zài Hándān, nǐ kěyǐ kàndào xǔduō gǔjì.

In Handan, you can see many historical sites.

尽管邯郸不是省会，但它拥有丰富的文化遗产。

Jǐnguǎn Hándān bùshì shěnghuì, dàn tā yōngyǒu fēngfù de wénhuà yíchǎn.

Although Handan is not the provincial capital, it has a rich cultural heritage.

Related Characters

Component: 甘

Component: 阝

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