▁of ▁the ▁character : ▁" She ' s ▁very ▁strong , ▁very ▁good ▁at ▁what ▁she ▁does , ▁and ▁actually ▁a ▁lot ▁of ▁men ▁are ▁threatened ▁by ▁that . ▁She ' s ▁very ▁confident ▁with ▁what ▁she ▁does ▁and ▁who ▁she ▁is ". ▁ ▁Initial ly ▁upon ▁her ▁arrival ▁at ▁Seattle ▁Grace , ▁pl astic ▁sur geon ▁Mark ▁Slo an ▁was ▁seen ▁to ▁develop ▁feelings ▁for ▁H ahn , ▁only ▁to ▁be ▁repeatedly ▁re buff ed . ▁The ▁character ▁explained ▁that ▁she ▁kept ▁her ▁personal ▁and ▁professional ▁lives ▁separate , ▁but ▁as ▁Smith ▁has ▁explained : ▁" She ▁came ▁to ▁the ▁wrong ▁hospital ▁if ▁she ▁thought ▁she ▁wasn ’ t ▁going ▁to ▁have ▁a ▁personal ▁life !" ▁Smith ▁has ▁admitted ▁to ▁e aves dro pping ▁on ▁a ▁writers ’ ▁meeting ▁in ▁an ▁attempt ▁to ▁find ▁out ▁what ▁was ▁in ▁store ▁for ▁her ▁character ▁rom ant ically , ▁as ▁it ▁was ▁being ▁closely ▁guard ed , ▁even ▁from ▁her . ▁She ▁discussed ▁with ▁TV ▁Guide ▁editor ▁Michael ▁Aus iel lo ▁early ▁in ▁her ▁ten ure ▁as ▁H ahn ▁how ▁she ▁and ▁Sand ra ▁Oh ▁had ▁pushed ▁for ▁a ▁les bian ▁relationship ▁between ▁H ahn ▁and ▁Crist ina , ▁having ▁previously ▁played ▁lo vers ▁in ▁the ▁play ▁Stop ▁K iss . ▁She ▁agreed ▁with ▁Aus iel lo ' s ▁assess ment ▁that ▁H ahn ▁would ▁make ▁an ▁" aw esome ▁les bian " ▁and ▁that : ▁" I ' ve ▁certainly ▁let ▁[ the ▁produ cers ] ▁know ▁I ' m ▁open ▁to ▁it .