漢字

See also: 汉字

Chinese

		Chinese; name of a dynasty; man	letter; symbol; character letter; symbol; character; word
trad. (漢字)		漢	字
simp. (汉字)		汉	字

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Standard)
(Pinyin): hànzì

(Zhuyin): ㄏㄢˋ ㄗˋ

(Dungan, Cyrillic): ханзы (hanzɨ, III-III)
Cantonese (Jyutping): hon³ zi⁶
Hakka (Sixian, PFS): hon-sṳ
Min Dong (BUC): háng-cê
Min Nan (POJ): hàn-jī / hàn-lī
Wu (Wiktionary): hoe zr (T2)

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)
  - Pinyin: hànzì
  - Zhuyin: ㄏㄢˋ ㄗˋ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: hanntzyh
  - IPA ^(key): /xän⁵¹⁻⁵³ t͡sz̩⁵¹/
  - Homophones:
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    汗漬／汗渍
    漢字／汉字
- (Dungan)
  - Cyrillic: ханзы (hanzɨ, III-III)
  - IPA ^(key): /xæ̃⁴⁴ t͡sɨː⁴⁴/
  (Note: Dungan pronunciation is currently experimental and may be inaccurate.)
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: hon³ zi⁶
  - Yale: hon jih
  - Cantonese Pinyin: hon³ dzi⁶
  - Guangdong Romanization: hon³ ji⁶
  - IPA ^(key): /hɔːn³³ t͡siː²²/
Hakka
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Meinong)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: hon-sṳ
  - Hakka Romanization System: hon sii
  - Hagfa Pinyim: hon⁴ si⁴
  - IPA: /hon⁵⁵ sɨ⁵⁵/
Min Dong
- (Fuzhou)
  - Bàng-uâ-cê: háng-cê
  - IPA ^(key): /haŋ²¹³⁻⁵³ ^(t͡s-)ʒɛi²⁴²/
Min Nan
- (Hokkien: Zhangzhou, Kaohsiung)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: hàn-jī
  - Tâi-lô: hàn-jī
  - Phofsit Daibuun: harnji
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /han²¹⁻⁴¹ ʑi³³/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /han²¹⁻⁵³ d͡ʑi²²/
- (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, Taipei)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: hàn-lī
  - Tâi-lô: hàn-lī
  - Phofsit Daibuun: harnli
  - IPA (Taipei): /han¹¹⁻⁵³ li³³/
  - IPA (Xiamen): /han²¹⁻⁵³ li²²/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /han⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ li⁴¹/
Wu
- (Shanghainese)
  - Wiktionary: hoe zr (T2)
  - IPA ^(key): /hø³³ z̻z̩⁴⁴/

Middle Chinese: /hɑn^H d͡zɨ^H/▼

Rime
Character	漢	字
Reading #	1/1	1/1
Initial (聲)	曉 (32)	從 (15)
Final (韻)	寒 (61)	之 (19)
Tone (調)	Departing (H)	Departing (H)
Openness (開合)	Open	Open
Division (等)	I	III
Fanqie	呼旰切	疾置切
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang Shangfang	/hɑn^H/	/d͡zɨ^H/
Pan Wuyun	/hɑn^H/	/d͡zɨ^H/
Shao Rongfen	/xɑn^H/	/d͡zie^H/
Edwin Pulleyblank	/han^H/	/d͡zɨ^H/
Li Rong	/xɑn^H/	/d͡ziə^H/
Wang Li	/xɑn^H/	/d͡zĭə^H/
Bernard Karlgren	/xɑn^H/	/d͡zʱi^H/
Expected Mandarin Reflex	hàn	zì

Noun

漢字

Chinese character; Han character; hanzi; kanji (Japanese); hanja (Korean); Hán tự (Vietnamese)

Synonyms

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中國字／中国字 (zhōngguózì)
中文字 (zhōngwénzì)
唐字 (Cantonese)

國字／国字 (guózì)
漢文字／汉文字 (Min Nan)

Descendants

Sino-Xenic (漢字):

→ Japanese: 漢 (かん)字 (じ) (kanji)
→ Korean: 한자 (漢字, hanja)
→ Vietnamese: Hán tự (漢字)

Others:

→ English: hanzi
→ Indonesian: honji
→ Mongolian: ханз (hanz), ᠬᠠᠨᠵᠢ (qanǰi)
→ Russian: ханьцзы́ (xanʹczý)
→ Thai: ฮั่นจื้อ (hân-jʉ̂ʉ)

Japanese

漢字 (kanji): Chinese characters, showing the traditional Chinese script on the left, and simplified on the right.

Kanji in this term
漢	字
かん Grade: 3	じ Grade: 1
on’yomi

Etymology

Hiragana	modern	かんじ
Hiragana	historical	かんじ
Kanji	漢字

From Middle Chinese compound 漢字 (hɑn^H d͡zɨ^H, literally “Han Chinese + character”). Compare modern Mandarin 漢字／汉字 (hànzì).

Pronunciation

On’yomi: Goon
- (Tokyo) かんじ [kàńjí] (Heiban – [0])[1][2][3]
- IPA^(key): [kã̠ɲ̟d͡ʑi]
- Audio (file)

Noun

漢字 (hiragana かんじ, rōmaji kanji)

kanji
Literally meaning “Chinese characters”, kanji are ideographic or logographic characters used in Japan, mostly borrowed directly from Chinese. Kanji include some characters created in Japan from originally Chinese elements, and other characters that were modified over time into distinctly Japanese forms. Contrast with 仮名 (kana), uniquely Japanese phonetic characters derived either from cursive forms of kanji (平仮名 (hiragana)) or from specific parts of kanji (片仮名 (katakana)).

Synonyms

真 (ま)名 (な) (mana), 真 (ま)字 (な) (mana)
男手 (おとこで) (otokode)
男文字 (おとこもじ) (otoko moji)

References

1998, NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 (NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK, →ISBN
2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
1997, 新明解国語辞典 (Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten), Fifth Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN

Korean

Hanja in this term
漢	字

Noun

漢字 • (hanja) (hangeul 한자)

Hanja form^? of 한자 (“Chinese characters, hanja”).

Okinawan

Etymology

Attested in the 沖縄語典 (Okinawa Goten, “Okinawan Dictionary”) as かんじ.[1]

Noun

漢字 (hiragana かんじ, romaji kanji)

Chinese character

References

1896: 沖縄語典 (Okinawa Goten, “Okinawan Dictionary”). In Japanese. http://kindai.ndl.go.jp/info:ndljp/pid/992016/28

Vietnamese

Hán tự in this word
漢	字

Noun

漢字

Hán tự form of Hán tự (“Chinese character”).

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[NHK-1] 1998, NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 (NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK, →ISBN

[DJR-2] 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN

[SMK5-3] 1997, 新明解国語辞典 (Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten), Fifth Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN

[OG-4] 1896: 沖縄語典 (Okinawa Goten, “Okinawan Dictionary”). In Japanese. http://kindai.ndl.go.jp/info:ndljp/pid/992016/28