《魏书·列传·卷十二》
从前汉高祖为汉王时平定三秦，灭掉强大的楚国，所以就以汉为称号。
昔汉高祖以汉王定三秦，灭强楚，故遂以汉为号。
Previously, when Han Gaozu was King of Han, he pacified the Three Qins and destroyed the powerful state of Chu, so he named the dynasty Han.