Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

hanyu

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 2.26 in modern English

Syllables: Han-yu
IPA

11

Scrabble Score

5

Letters

2

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

Chinese; the Chinese language(s)

name

A surname from Japanese.

Etymology

Borrowed from Mandarin 漢語／汉语 (Hànyǔ).

Origin

Source language: Japanese

Word Breakdown

Root: -, 羽生

Inflected Forms

Hanyus (plural)

Questions

What does hanyu mean?: Chinese; the Chinese language(s)
Where does hanyu come from?: It is traced to Japanese.

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