可汗
Chinese
| phonetic | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| simp. and trad. (可汗) |
可 | 汗 | |
| alternative forms | 可寒 archaic 合罕 archaic 汗 abbreviation | ||
Etymology
Borrowed from a Mongolic or Turkic language; compare Middle Mongol ᠬᠠᠭᠠᠨ (qaɣan) and Old Turkic 𐰴𐰍𐰣 (qaɣan). First attested at around the 3rd century.
The first character, 可, was likely not originally read with the checked coda -k.
Pronunciation
Noun
可汗
- khagan; khan (Classifier: 位 m c)
- 昨夜見軍帖，可汗大點兵，軍書十二卷，卷卷有爺名。 [Classical Chinese, trad.]
- From: 《木蘭詩》 (Ballad of Mulan); translation by Jack Yuan
- Zuóyè jiàn jūntiě, kèhán dà diǎnbīng, jūnshū shí'èr juǎn, juǎn juǎn yǒu yé míng. [Pinyin]
- Last night I saw the army notice, the Khan is calling a great draft – A dozen volumes of battle rolls, each one with my father's name.
昨夜见军帖，可汗大点兵，军书十二卷，卷卷有爷名。 [Classical Chinese, simp.]
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