汉字 Hànzì Chinese character(s)
How to remember 汉字: 汉 Chinese people + 字 character = Chinese character(s).
Characters
How it is used
- 'Chinese character(s)' - 写汉字 (xiě Hànzì) write characters; 认识这个汉字吗? do you know this character?
- 汉 refers to the Han people. Contrast 字 alone (a written character in general) and 词 (cí, a word made of one or more characters).
Example sentences
- 汉字有多少个？ Hànzì yǒu duōshǎo gè?How many Chinese characters are there?
- 我认识这个汉字。 Wǒ rènshi zhège Hànzì.I know this Chinese character.
- 你会写多少汉字？ Nǐ huì xiě duōshǎo hànzì?How many Chinese characters can you write?