汉族 (Hànzú): Han ethnicity

Meanings

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

Characters

汉

hàn

Han (dynasty/ethnicity)

族

zú

clan, ethnic group

Examples

中国大部分人口是汉族。

Zhōngguó dàbùfèn rénkǒu shì Hànzú.

The majority of China's population is Han.

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

Related Words

汉 hàn #4,197

Han (Chinese); the Han ethnicity / man; fellow / the Han dynasty (206 BCE–220 CE)

汉服 hànfú

traditional Han Chinese clothing / hanfu (revived historical dress of the Han ethnic group)

壮族 Zhuàngzú

Zhuang ethnic group (largest ethnic minority in China)

布依族 bùyīzú

Bouyei ethnic group (southwestern China, mostly Guizhou)

朝鲜族 cháoxiǎnzú

Korean ethnic group / Chaoxian / Joseonjok (Korean minority in China, concentrated in Jilin)

傣族 Dǎizú

Dai ethnic group (one of China's 56 recognized ethnicities)

畲族 Shēzú

the She (ethnic group of southeast China) / She people

瑶族 Yáozú

Yao ethnic group (one of China's 56 recognized ethnicities)

蒙古族 Měnggǔzú #47,513

the Mongol people (ethnic group in China)

汉武帝 Hànwǔdì

Emperor Wu of Han (156–87 BC, reigned 141–87 BC), seventh emperor of the Han dynasty under whom Chinese territory reached its greatest early extent