漢人
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Chinese
| Han dynasty | man; person; people | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (漢人) | 漢 | 人 | |
| simp. (汉人) | 汉 | 人 | |
| Literally: “people of the Han dynasty”. | |||
Etymology
The autonym “Han” is derived from the Han dynasty (206 BC–220 AD) in Chinese history.
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- Cantonese
- (Guangzhou–Hong Kong, Jyutping): hon3 jan4
- (Taishan, Wiktionary): hon1 ngin3
- Hakka
- Eastern Min (BUC): háng-ìng
- Southern Min
- Wu (Shanghai, Wugniu): 5hoe-gnin
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄏㄢˋ ㄖㄣˊ
- Tongyong Pinyin: Hànrén
- Wade–Giles: Han4-jên2
- Yale: Hàn-rén
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: Hannren
- Palladius: Ханьжэнь (Xanʹžɛnʹ)
- Sinological IPA (key): /xän⁵¹ ʐən³⁵/
- (Dungan)
- Cyrillic and Wiktionary: ханжын (hanřɨn, III-I)
- Sinological IPA (key): /xæ̃⁴⁴ ʐəŋ²⁴/
- (Note: Dungan pronunciation is currently experimental and may be inaccurate.)
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: hon3 jan4
- Yale: hon yàhn
- Cantonese Pinyin: hon3 jan4
- Guangdong Romanization: hon3 yen4
- Sinological IPA (key): /hɔːn³³ jɐn²¹/
- (Taishanese, Taicheng)
- Wiktionary: hon1 ngin3
- Sinological IPA (key): /hᵘɔn³³ ᵑɡin²²/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Hakka
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
- Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: hon-ngìn
- Hakka Romanization System: hon nginˇ
- Hagfa Pinyim: hon4 ngin2
- Sinological IPA: /hon⁵⁵ ŋin¹¹/
- (Hailu, incl. Zhudong)
- Hakka Romanization System: honˇ ngin
- Sinological IPA: /hon¹¹ ŋin⁵⁵/
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
- Eastern Min
- (Fuzhou)
- Bàng-uâ-cê: háng-ìng
- Sinological IPA (key): /haŋ²¹³⁻⁵⁵ (Ø-)ŋiŋ⁵³/
- (Fuzhou)
- Southern Min
- (Hokkien: Zhangzhou, Kaohsiung)
- Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Hàn-jîn
- Tâi-lô: Hàn-jîn
- Phofsit Daibuun: harnjiin
- IPA (Zhangzhou): /han²¹⁻⁵³ d͡zin¹³/
- IPA (Kaohsiung): /han²¹⁻⁴¹ zin²³/
- (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, Taipei)
- Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Hàn-lîn
- Tâi-lô: Hàn-lîn
- Phofsit Daibuun: harnliin
- IPA (Taipei): /han¹¹⁻⁵³ lin²⁴/
- IPA (Quanzhou): /han⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ lin²⁴/
- IPA (Xiamen): /han²¹⁻⁵³ lin²⁴/
- (Teochew)
- Peng'im: hang3 ring5
- Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: hàng jîng
- Sinological IPA (key): /haŋ²¹³⁻⁵⁵ d͡ziŋ⁵⁵/
- (Hokkien: Zhangzhou, Kaohsiung)
- Wu
Noun
漢人
- Han Chinese (the largest ethnic group indigenous to China); Han Chinese person
- (literary, historical) people of the Han dynasty
Synonyms
Japanese
| Kanji in this term | |
|---|---|
| 漢 | 人 |
| かん Grade: 3 |
じん Grade: 1 |
| on'yomi | |
| Alternative spelling |
|---|
| 漢人 (kyūjitai) |
Noun
Korean
| Hanja in this term | |
|---|---|
| 漢 | 人 |