漢人

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
(Standard)
(Pinyin): Hànrén

(Zhuyin): ㄏㄢˋ ㄖㄣˊ

(Dungan, Cyrillic and Wiktionary): ханжын (hanřɨn, III-I)
Cantonese
(Guangzhou–Hong Kong, Jyutping): hon³ jan⁴

(Taishan, Wiktionary): hon¹ ngin³
Hakka
(Sixian, PFS): hon-ngìn

(Hailu, HRS): hon^ˇ ngin
Eastern Min (BUC): háng-ìng
Puxian Min (Pouseng Ping'ing): hang⁴ zing²
Southern Min
(Hokkien, POJ): Hàn-jîn / Hàn-lîn

(Teochew, Peng'im): hang³ ring⁵
Wu (Shanghai, Wugniu): ⁵hoe-gnin

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: Hànrén
  - 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.)
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/
Hakka
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: hon-ngìn
  - Hakka Romanization System: hon ngin^ˇ
  - Hagfa Pinyim: hon⁴ ngin²
  - Sinological IPA: /hon⁵⁵ ŋin¹¹/
- (Hailu, incl. Zhudong)
  - Hakka Romanization System: hon^ˇ ngin
  - Sinological IPA: /hon¹¹ ŋin⁵⁵/
Eastern Min
- (Fuzhou)
  - Bàng-uâ-cê: háng-ìng
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /haŋ²¹³⁻⁵⁵ ^(Ø-)ŋiŋ⁵³/
Puxian Min
- (Putian)
  - Pouseng Ping'ing: hang⁴ zing²
  - Báⁿ-uā-ci̍: ha̍ng-cíng
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /haŋ⁴² t͡siŋ¹³/
- (Xianyou)
  - Pouseng Ping'ing: hang⁴ zing² [Phonetic: hang¹ zing²]
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /haŋ⁴²⁻⁵⁵ t͡siŋ²⁴/
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/
Wu
- (Northern: Shanghai)
  - Wugniu: ⁵hoe-gnin
  - MiniDict: hoe^去 nyin
  - Wiktionary Romanisation (Shanghai): ²hoe-nyin
  - Sinological IPA (Shanghai): /hø³³ n̠ʲin⁴⁴/

Noun

漢人

Han Chinese (the largest ethnic group indigenous to China); Han Chinese person
- 漢兒盡作胡兒語，卻向城頭罵漢人。 [Classical Chinese, trad.]
  汉儿尽作胡儿语，却向城头骂汉人。 [Classical Chinese, simp.]
  From: 9^th–10^th century, 司空圖 (Sikong Tu), 河湟有感
  Hàn'ér jìn zuò hú'ér yǔ, què xiàng chéngtóu mà hànrén. [Pinyin]
  (please add an English translation of this usage example)
(literary, historical) people of the Han dynasty

Synonyms

(Han Chinese): 漢族／汉族 (Hànzú)

References

李如龙 [Li, Ru-long], 刘福铸 [Liu, Fu-zhu], 吴华英 [Wu, Hua-ying], 黄国城 [Huang, Guo-cheng] (2019) 莆仙方言调查报告 [Investigation Report on Puxian Dialect] (overall work in Mandarin and Puxian Min), Xiamen University Press, →ISBN, page 37.

Japanese

Kanji in this term
漢	人
かん Grade: 3	じん Grade: 1
on'yomi

Alternative spelling
(kyūjitai)

Noun

漢(かん)人(じん) • (kanjin)

a Han Chinese

Korean

Hanja in this term
漢	人

Proper noun

漢人 • (Hanin) (hangeul 한인)

hanja form^? of 한인 (“Chinese (person)”)