Han Zhang is a fictional Song dynasty knight-errant from the 19th-century Chinese novels The Seven Heroes and Five Gallants and The Five Younger Gallants. Nicknamed "Earth Rat" or "Earth-Piercing Rat" (徹地鼠) for his expertise in land mines, he has a military background.

Han Zhang (韓彰)
Wuxia character
From an 1890 print of the novel published by Guangbaisongzhai, collection of Fudan University
Created byShi Yukun
In-universe information
NicknamesEarth Rat or Earth-Piercing Rat (徹地鼠)
HomeHuang Prefecture, Huainan West Circuit
Han Zhang
Traditional Chinese
Simplified Chinese
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinHán Zhāng
Yue: Cantonese
JyutpingHon4 Zoeng1

Han Zhang, along with sworn brothers Lu Fang, Xu Qing, Jiang Ping and Bai Yutang are known as the "Five Rats". Han is ranked second in age, and probably is the second best fighter after Bai Yutang, because he not only carries a broadsword but also poisonous darts. Relatively introverted, Han prefers to act alone and is the last of the "Five Rats" to surrender to the government.

Portrayal in film and television

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