汉字

• 拼音: hàn zì
• 汉字拆解: 汉 (Han people) + 字 (character, writing) — the written characters of Chinese

含义

Chinese characters; the writing system used for the Chinese language.

Refers specifically to the written characters, not the spoken language. Learning to write 汉字 is a major part of Chinese language study. Simplified characters (简体字) are used in mainland China; traditional characters (繁体字) are used in Taiwan and Hong Kong.

例句

1. 我每天练习写汉字。
2. 这个汉字怎么读？
3. 汉字很有意思。

用法指南

语境: education, language learning

语气: neutral

正确说法

• 你会写多少个汉字？(How many Chinese characters can you write?)
• 这个汉字太难了。(This Chinese character is too difficult.)

错误说法

• 我会说汉字。(You don't 'speak' characters — say 我会写汉字 for writing or 我会说汉语 for speaking)

起源与历史

Compound of 汉 (Han people) and 字 (character, word) — the characters of the Han people's writing system.

文化背景

世代: All ages

社会背景: Universal