Han n 1: imperial dynasty that ruled China (most of the time from 206 BC to AD 220) and expanded its boundaries and developed its bureaucracy; remembered as one of the great eras of Chinese civilization [syn: {Han}, {Han dynasty}]
Han \Han\ (h[a^]n), contr. inf. & plural pres. of {Haven}. To have; have. [Obs.] --Piers Plowman. [1913 Webster] Him thanken all, and thus they han an end. --Chaucer. [1913 Webster]