Term used in China to differentiate the 93% of native Chinese population from the 7% made up of 50 ethnic minorities, including Hakka, Mongols, and Tibetans.
"Han" in China
Chinese (漢), an abbreviation or adjectival modifier for things Chinese. Han Dynasty (漢朝 Hanchao) (202 BCE - 220 CE) of China, also known as Han China. Southern Han (南漢 Nanhan), a kingdom during the Chinese Period of Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms, Northern Han (北漢 Beihan), a kingdom during the Chinese Period of Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms. see Names of Korea Samhan, three confederacies of chiefdoms on the southern Korean peninsula in the Proto-Three Han Kingdoms Period Han (surname), a Korean surname (한, 韓 or 漢) also romanized "Hahn." Han River (Korea) (한강, 漢江), a river passing through Seoul, South Korea Han (cultural), a Korean cultural concept of lament Korean language (한국어 Hankukeo) or Korean characters (한글 Hangul)"Han" in Japan
Han (Japan) (藩), a term for a feudal clan or fief in Japan (See also: Abolition of the han system)."Han" in Vietnam
Han River (Vietnam), a river passing through Danang, Vietnam HAN, the International Air Transport Association code for Noi Bai International Airport serving Hanoi, Vietnam"Han" in other worldwide regions
Hän (North American people), a Canadian First Nation Hän language, an endangered Native American language spoken by the Hän people Han-sur-Lesse, Rochefort, BelgiumPeople named Han
Fictional
Han Solo, a character in the Star Wars films Han Pritchard, a character in Second Foundation by Isaac AsimovHistorical
Gina Han, or Sunny Han, of the Han twins murder conspiracy Han Xin, Chinese general Han Yu, poet Han Xiang, one of the Eight Immortals Han Ji-min, actress Hon Sui Sen politician (singaporean spelling of Han)
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