(1) A river in China. (2) A man, a boy, derived from an early colloquial usage of "a fellow from Han. (3) The race of people to whom the origin of China is most closely identified. (4) A dynastic period in China. The Former Han was from 206 BC-8 AD. The Latter Han was from 25-220 AD. (5) China. (6) In Chan language, a person, a guy, a fellow.