Han (韓)
A Taiwanese surname.
韓 Han
- Zhuyin
- ㄏㄢˊ
- Pinyin
- hán
- Wade-Giles
- Han
- Taiwanese Hokkien (Tâi-lô)
- Hân
- Hakka (Sixian)
- hon¹¹
- Rank in Taiwan
- 90th most common surname, roughly 0.09% of the population (2023 Ministry of the Interior figures)
What the character means
In classical texts, the railing around a well; it is also the name of ancient states.
Where the surname comes from
Tradition traces it to the Han (韓) family of the state of Jin, of the Ji (姬) clan, who founded the Warring States kingdom of Han; once Qin conquered it, descendants settled in Yingchuan and kept the name. Hall name (堂號): 南陽堂.
Saying it 我姓韓 — wǒ xìng hán (ㄨㄛˇ ㄒㄧㄥˋ ㄏㄢˊ), "my family name is 韓"
Sources: rank and share, 內政部 全國姓名統計分析 (Ministry of the Interior, National Name Statistics), data as of 2023-06-30. Taiwanese Hokkien readings, 教育部臺灣台語常用詞辭典 (MOE Dictionary of Frequently-Used Taiwanese Taigi), 百家姓 appendix. Hakka, 教育部臺灣客語辭典 (MOE Dictionary of Taiwan Hakka), 百家姓表, Sixian (四縣腔).