汉族

漢族

Hànzú

noun

Meanings

1 Han ethnicity
2 the Han (majority ethnic group of China)

Characters

Han (dynasty/ethnicity)

clan, ethnic group

Examples

HSK 2

中国大部分人口是汉族。

Zhōngguó dàbùfèn rénkǒu shì Hànzú.

The majority of China's population is Han.

HSK 6

他是汉族，妻子是藏族。

Tā shì Hànzú, qīzi shì Zàngzú.

He is Han, his wife is Tibetan.

Tips

history

The ethnonym 汉 comes from the Han dynasty (206 BCE–220 CE), whose prestige cemented a shared identity. China officially recognizes 56 ethnic groups (民族) with the Han making up roughly 91 percent.

Stroke Order

汉 hàn

族 zú