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汉字
hànzì
Description
汉字是中文里用的字。
"汉字" are the characters used in Chinese.
学中文的人要学很多汉字，日本也用汉字。
People learning Chinese need to learn many "汉字", and Japan also uses "汉字".
Meanings
汉字hànzì
Chinese character; the characters used in writing Chinese
这个汉字怎么写？
How do you write this Chinese character?
Related words
Notes
- Etymology
汉 (Han, Chinese) + 字 (character/word), literally 'characters of the Han'.
- Nuance
汉字 refers to the characters themselves; 中文 means the Chinese language broadly.
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