韓國

Chinese
puteal
Han
Samhan		 state
realm
trad. (韓國) 韓 國
simp. (韩国) 韩 国
2nd round simp. ⿰车卜国

Etymology
“Korea”
See Korean 한국(韓國) (Han'guk).

Pronunciation

Proper noun

韓國

  1. (chiefly Mainland China, increasingly in Hong Kong) South Korea (a country in East Asia)
    韓國燒酒／韩国烧酒  ―  hánguó shāojiǔ  ―  soju
  2. (chiefly Taiwan, Hong Kong) Korea (two countries in East Asia, North Korea and South Korea)
  3. (historical) Han, a minor state that existed during the Western Zhou Dynasty and was conquered in 757 BCE
  4. (historical) Han, a state during the Warring States period that existed between 403 BCE and 230 BCE

Synonyms
Dialectal synonyms of 韓國 (“South Korea”) [map]
Variety Location Words
Formal (Written Standard Chinese) 韓國
Mandarin Taiwan 南韓
Singapore 韓國, 南韓
Cantonese Hong Kong 南韓, 韓國
    • (uncommon, used by the KCNA, dated in Mainland China) 南朝鮮／南朝鲜 (Nán Cháoxiǎn)
  • (ancient state): 韓／韩 (Hán)

Derived terms

Descendants
  • → Zhuang: Hanzgoz

See also

Japanese
Kanji in this term
韓 國
かん
Grade: S		 こく
Jinmeiyō
on’yomi

Proper noun

韓(かん)國(こく) • (Kankoku) 

  1. Kyūjitai form of 韓国: South Korea

Korean
Hanja in this term
韓國

Proper noun

韓國 • (Han'guk) (hangeul 한국)

  1. Hanja form? of 한국 (“Korea”).

Okinawan
Kanji in this term
韓 國
くゎん
Grade: S		 くく
Jinmeiyō

Proper noun

韓(くゎん)國(くく) (Kwankuku) 

  1. Kyūjitai form of 韓国 (“South Korea”)

Vietnamese
chữ Hán Nôm in this term
韓國

Proper noun

韓國

  1. chữ Hán form of Hàn Quốc (“South Korea”).
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