In the course of the frequent communication between the Han Dynasty and the surrounding minority peoples, the people of the Chinese nation were called the Han by other ethnic groups, and the most populous ethnic group in the world, the Han, emerged.

• 在汉朝与周边的少数民族进行频繁的各种交往活动中，汉朝之名也遂被其他民族用来称呼华夏民族，形成了世界上人数最多的民族--汉族。