汉 hàn Chinese people
Chinese people; Han
怎么记住“汉”: 氵 water + 又 again = Chinese people. At the dragon boat race the paddler splashes water again and again and waves to the cheering crowd of Chinese people on the bank.
部件结构
形声 · Meaning + sound
originally 水 + 熯
One part gives the meaning, the other gives the sound.
汉 = 氵 water + 又 again
- 氵 water meaning
- 又 again shape only
At the dragon boat race the paddler splashes water again and again and waves to the cheering crowd of Chinese people on the bank.
How it came to be
Water gives the meaning, as the word first named a river; the 1956 short form made the right side much simpler.
用法
- 'Han (Chinese)': 汉语 (Hànyǔ) the Han/Chinese language, 汉字 (Hànzì) Chinese characters, naming the Han majority.
- Contrast: 中文 (Zhōngwén) is 'Chinese' as the general/written language, while 汉语 stresses the spoken Han tongue.
含“汉”的词语
例句
- 你会说汉语吗？ Nǐ huì shuō Hànyǔ ma?Can you speak Chinese?
- 你能说汉语吗？ Nǐ néng shuō Hànyǔ ma?Can you speak Chinese?
- 我认识这个汉字。 Wǒ rènshi zhège Hànzì.I know this Chinese character.
- 汉语的词语很多。 Hànyǔ de cíyǔ hěn duō.The Chinese language has many words and expressions.