Phrase guide

Han Chinese

adj · noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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adj

Meaning 1

Referring to the largest ethnic group native to China.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

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noun

Meaning 2

A member of the largest ethnic group native to China.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, in-plural

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History

Etymology

From Han (Mandarin 漢 /汉 (Hàn)) + Chinese.

Across languages

Translations

55 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Chinese Mandarin: 漢族的 /汉族的 (hànzú de) — referring to the largest ethnic group indigenous to China
  • Chinese Mandarin: 漢人的 /汉人的 (hànrén de) — referring to the largest ethnic group indigenous to China
  • Danish: hankinesisk — referring to the largest ethnic group indigenous to China
  • Finnish: han-kiinalainen — referring to the largest ethnic group indigenous to China
  • Korean: 한족의 (hanjog-ui) — referring to the largest ethnic group indigenous to China
  • Korean: 한인의 (hanin-ui) — referring to the largest ethnic group indigenous to China
  • Latvian: haņu — referring to the largest ethnic group indigenous to China
  • Manchu: ᠨᡳᡴᠠᠨ (nikan) — referring to the largest ethnic group indigenous to China
  • Manchu: ᠨᡳᡴᠠᠨ ᡳ (nikan-i) — referring to the largest ethnic group indigenous to China
  • Portuguese: han — referring to the largest ethnic group indigenous to China
  • Russian: ха́ньский (xánʹskij) — referring to the largest ethnic group indigenous to China
  • Swedish: hankinesisk — referring to the largest ethnic group indigenous to China
  • Xibe: ᠨᡞᡣᠠᠨ ᡠᡣᠰᡠᠷᠠ ᡞ (nikan uksura -i) — referring to the largest ethnic group indigenous to China
  • Burmese: ဟန်လူမျိုး (hanlu-myui:) — the largest ethnic group native to China
  • Chinese Cantonese: 漢族 /汉族 (hon3 zuk6) — the largest ethnic group native to China
  • Chinese Cantonese: 漢人 /汉人 (hon3 jan4) — the largest ethnic group native to China
  • Chinese: ханзў (hanzw) — the largest ethnic group native to China
  • Chinese: ханжын (hanřɨn) — the largest ethnic group native to China
  • Chinese: ханзўжын (hanzwřɨn) — the largest ethnic group native to China
  • Chinese Mandarin: 漢族 /汉族 (hànzú) — the largest ethnic group native to China
  • Chinese Mandarin: 漢人 /汉人 (hànrén) — the largest ethnic group native to China
  • Danish: hankineser — the largest ethnic group native to China
  • Finnish: han-kiinalaiset — the largest ethnic group native to China
  • Hindi: हान चीनी (hān cīnī) — the largest ethnic group native to China
  • Hlai: Moei — the largest ethnic group native to China
  • Indonesian: suku Han — the largest ethnic group native to China
  • Japanese: 漢民族 (kanminzoku) — the largest ethnic group native to China
  • Japanese: 漢族 (kanzoku) — the largest ethnic group native to China
  • Japanese: 漢人 (kanjin) — the largest ethnic group native to China
  • Kazakh: қытай (qytai) — the largest ethnic group native to China
  • Kazakh: ханзу (xanzu) — the largest ethnic group native to China
  • Khmer: ហានប្រទេសចិន (haan prɑteeh cən) — the largest ethnic group native to China
  • Korean: 한족 (hanjok) — the largest ethnic group native to China
  • Korean: 한인 (hanin) — the largest ethnic group native to China
  • Latvian: haņi — the largest ethnic group native to China
  • Malay: bangsa han — the largest ethnic group native to China
  • Malay: suku han — the largest ethnic group native to China
  • Manchu: ᠨᡳᡴᠠᠨ ᡠᡴᠰᡠᡵᠠ (nikan uksura) — the largest ethnic group native to China
  • Manchu: ᠨᡳᡴᠠᠨ (nikan) — the largest ethnic group native to China
  • Mongolian: хятад үндэстэн (xjatad ündesten) — the largest ethnic group native to China
  • Portuguese: han — the largest ethnic group native to China
  • Portuguese: hans — the largest ethnic group native to China
  • Russian: кита́ец (kitájec) — the largest ethnic group native to China
  • Russian: китая́нка (kitajánka) — the largest ethnic group native to China
  • Russian: ха́нец (xánec) — the largest ethnic group native to China
  • Russian: ха́нька (xánʹka) — the largest ethnic group native to China
  • Russian: хань (xanʹ) — the largest ethnic group native to China
  • Tagalog: tsinong Han — the largest ethnic group native to China
  • Thai: ชาวฮั่น (chaao hân) — the largest ethnic group native to China
  • Tibetan: རྒྱ་མི། (rgya mi) — the largest ethnic group native to China
  • Uyghur: خەنزۇ (xenzu) — the largest ethnic group native to China
  • Vietnamese: người Hán — the largest ethnic group native to China
  • Wutunhua: ha — the largest ethnic group native to China
  • Xibe: ᠨᡞᡣᠠᠨ ᡠᡣᠰᡠᠷᠠ (nikan uksura) — the largest ethnic group native to China
  • Zhuang: Bouxgun — the largest ethnic group native to China