Han Chinese

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Han Chinese

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

adjective Hàn Chinese

  1. not comparable Referring to the largest ethnic group native to China. About 98 per cent of Taiwan's inhabitants are Han Chinese, a diverse mix of ethnic and linguistic groups, including Hakka, Cantonese and Fujianese, who came from China's southern coast. Taiwan's other two per cent are from one of the nine indigenous tribes, which are scattered throughout the island

noun Han Chinese · Hàn Chinese

  1. countable, in plural A member of the largest ethnic group native to China. Before the Tang dynasty, Lueyang was occupied mostly by minority Chinese who were defeated by the Han Chinese, and most were forced to migrate to other places.

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adj referring to the largest ethnic group indigenous to China

한국어한족의 hanjog-ui, 한인의 hanin-ui
中文漢族的 /汉族的 hànzú de, 漢人的 /汉人的 hànrén de
Portuguêshan
Русскийха́ньский xánʹskij

noun the largest ethnic group native to China

한국어한족 hanjok, 한인 hanin
日本語漢民族 kanminzoku, 漢族 kanzoku, 漢人 kanjin
中文漢族 /汉族 hànzú, 漢人 /汉人 hànrén
हिन्दीहान चीनी hān cīnī
Portuguêshan, hans
Русскийкита́ец kitájec, китая́нка kitajánka, ха́нец xánec, ха́нька xánʹka, хань xanʹ
Tiếng Việtngười Hán

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@misc{han_chinese_2026,
  title = {Han Chinese},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/han%20chinese},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}