前汉书 qiánhànshū History of the Former Han Origin Definitions Defs Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents 前汉 前漢 qiánhàn Former Han dynasty The Former Han or Western Han dynasty (206 BC-8 AD), founded by Liu Bang with its capital at Chang'an; also called 西汉 xīhàn书 書 shū noun book book; volumes or works of text or drawings bound together