hanzi
/hændzi/
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: 1.83 in modern English
17
Scrabble Score
5
Letters
2
Syllables
5
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
Alternative letter-case form of Hanzi.
noun
Synonym of Chinese character (specifically in relation to Chinese): the Mandarin Chinese-derived name.
Example Sentences
- "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)."
Etymology
Word Breakdown
- Root: -, ^漢字