| 后汉书 |
Hòu Hàn shū |
History of Eastern Han (later Han), third of the 24 dynastic histories 二十四史, composed by Fan Ye 范晔 in 445 during Song of the Southern Dynasties 南朝宋, 120 scrolls |
| 后 |
Hòu |
surname Hou |
| 后 |
hòu |
empress / queen / (archaic) monarch / ruler |
| 后 |
hòu |
back / behind / rear / afterwards / after / later / post- |
| 后汉 |
Hòu Hàn |
Later Han or Eastern Han dynasty (25-220) / Later Han of the Five Dynasties (947-950) |
| 汉 |
Hàn |
Han ethnic group / Chinese (language) / the Han dynasty (206 BC-220 AD) |
| 汉 |
hàn |
man |
| 汉书 |
Hàn shū |
History of the Former Han Dynasty, second of the 24 dynastic histories 二十四史, composed by Ban Gu 班固 in 82 during Eastern Han (later Han), 100 scrolls |
| 书 |
Shū |
abbr. for 书经 |
| 书 |
shū |
book / letter / document / CL:本,册,部 / to write |