前漢

前汉
Qián Hàn
Former Han dynasty (206 BC-8 AD), also called 西漢 Xī Hàn, Western Han dynasty

CEDICT

Homographs

前漢 Qiánhàn

Entry Composition

1 前 qián
  1. front
  2. forward
  3. ahead
  4. first
  5. top (followed by a number)
  6. future
  7. ago
  8. before
  9. BC (e.g. 前293年)
  10. former
  11. formerly
2 漢 Hàn
  1. Han ethnic group
  2. Chinese (language)
  3. the Han dynasty (206 BC-220 AD)

Containing this entry

前漢書 Qián Hànshū History of the Former Han Dynasty, second of the 24 dynastic histories 二十四史 Èrshísì Shǐ, composed by Ban Gu 班固 Bān Gù in 82 during Eastern Han (later Han), 100 scrolls