华人 (huárén) · ethnic Chinese

华人 (huárén) means “ethnic Chinese; Chinese person”. It is written with 2 characters: 华 (flowery) + 人 (person). It is an HSK 3 word in the 2021 standard.

How 华人 is built

The characters

华 huá · flowery

What 华 is made of

化huà — to make into
- 亻rén — person
- 匕bǐ — spoon
  - 乚 — hook stroke
  - 丿 — falling stroke
十 — ten
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 丨 — vertical stroke

Origin hint: 十 gives the meaning, 化 gives the sound. (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)

人 rén · person

What 人 is made of

人 is not built from smaller parts; it is written with 2 strokes.

Origin hint: The legs of a human being (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)

Example sentences

这里住着很多华人。Zhèlǐ zhù zhe hěn duō huárén.Many ethnic Chinese people live here.

你的朋友是华人吗？Nǐ de péngyou shì huárén ma?Is your friend ethnic Chinese?

Questions about 华人

What does 华人 mean?

华人 (huárén) means “ethnic Chinese; Chinese person”.

How do you pronounce 华人?

华人 is pronounced huárén.

Which HSK level is 华人?

华人 is in HSK 3 (2021).

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It is part of HSK 3 (2021) · Group 6: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.

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