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東漢 word · named-entity
東漢 =
ㄉㄨㄥ ㄏㄢˋ · dōnghàn
proper noun — the Eastern Han dynasty (25–220 CE), the later half of Han rule

字源 FORM — what the parts do

east (東方)dōng日 sun caught in 木 trees, the rising side
the Han (漢朝)hàn氵water; names the Han river, then the dynasty
東漢,東方的東,漢朝的漢。

故事 STORY — a scene to remember it by

都城遷到洛陽,)室再起,故稱「」。
The capital moved east to Luoyang and Han (漢) rule revived — hence the "Eastern" half.
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