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翰
hàn
1. writing brush
2. writing
3. pen
Very Common • Top 1% ✏️ 16 strokes

Character Breakdown (Single character)

翰
hàn
pen, pencil, writing brush
16 丶

Compound Words (20)

挥翰
huīhàn
(literary) to wield a writing brush
约翰
Yuēhàn
John (name)
翰林
Hànlín
refers to academics employed as imperial secretaries from the Tang onwards, forming the Hanlin Imperial Academy [[翰林院]]
若翰
Ruòhàn
John (less common form of [[若望<Ruòwàng>]] or [[約翰|约翰<Yuēhàn>]])
词翰
cíhàn
book
伯明翰
Bómínghàn
Birmingham
棒约翰
BàngYuēhàn
Papa John's (pizza chain)
杨百翰
yángbǎihàn
Brigham Young
约翰逊
Yuēhànxùn
Johnson or Johnston (name)
翰林院
Hànlínyuàn
Imperial Hanlin Academy, lasting from Tang dynasty until 1911
圣约翰
ShèngYuēhàn
Saint John
施洗约翰
ShīxǐYuēhàn
John the Baptist
洗者若翰
XǐzhěRuòhàn
St John the Baptist
约翰一书
Yuēhànyīshū
First epistle of St John
约翰三书
Yuēhànsānshū
Third epistle of St John
约翰二书
Yuēhànèrshū
Second epistle of St John
约翰保罗
YuēhànBǎoluó
John Paul (name)
约翰参书
Yuēhàncānshū
Third epistle of St John
约翰壹书
Yuēhànyīshū
First epistle of St John
约翰斯顿
Yuēhànsīdùn
Johnston, Johnson, Johnstone etc, name

Alternate Entries

翰
Hàn
surname Han

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Chinese
Character Frequency Rank
1,880
Word Frequency Rank
757 of 84,292

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