Hanzi en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- hänʹdzûʹ
- /hænzi/
- (Southern-England) audio
- /hændzi/
Etymology
From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of Mandarin 漢字 /汉字 (Hànzì). Doublet of kanji and hanja.
Meanings
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Synonym of Chinese character (specifically in relation to Chinese): the Mandarin Chinese-derived name.
On May 21, 1957, the Jen min je pao published the text of the previous day’s discussions during which writers and scholars of various tendencies had examined before the Commission the proposed reform (which, in the opinion of certain “leftists,” entailed in fact the suppression of the han tzŭ, the Chinese characters).
[1959, Etiemble, “One China or Two?”, in Evergreen Review, volume 2, number 8, →ISSN, →OCLC, page 31:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hanzi | Number=Plur | lexicographic | |
| hanzi | alternative | lexicographic |
Synonyms
Translations (1)
es hanzi (Chinese character)