Hanzi

//hændzi// noun

noun ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    Alternative letter-case form of Hanzi. alt-of
  2. 2
    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)."

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chinese characterkanji

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"Kanji is the Japanese name for Hanzi, the Chinese characters."

Etymology

From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of Mandarin 漢字 /汉字 (Hànzì). Doublet of kanji and hanja.

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