韓國 [ㄏㄢˊ ㄍㄨㄛˊ; han2 guo2] South Korea (Republic of Korea) Han, one of the Seven Hero States of the Warring States 戰國七雄[ㄓㄢˋ ㄍㄨㄛˊ ㄑㄧ ㄒㄩㄥˊ; zhan4 guo2 qi1 xiong2] Korea from the fall of the Joseon dynasty in 1897 ◄ ►