華人

See also: 华人

Chinese

		flowery; flourishing; magnificent flowery; flourishing; magnificent; your; grey; corona; time; essence; China; Chinese; name of a mountain	man; person; people
trad. (華人)		華	人
simp. (华人)		华	人

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Standard)
(Pinyin): Huárén

(Zhuyin): ㄏㄨㄚˊ ㄖㄣˊ

(Dungan, Cyrillic and Wiktionary): хуажын (huařɨn, I-I)
Cantonese
(Guangzhou–Hong Kong, Jyutping): waa⁴ jan⁴

(Taishan, Wiktionary): va³ ngin³
Hakka (Sixian, PFS): Fà-ngìn
Eastern Min (BUC): Huà-ìng
Southern Min
(Hokkien, POJ): Hôa-lîn / Hôa-jîn

(Teochew, Peng'im): hua⁵ ring⁵
Wu (Shanghai, Wugniu): ⁶gho-gnin

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: Huárén
  - Zhuyin: ㄏㄨㄚˊ ㄖㄣˊ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: Huárén
  - Wade–Giles: Hua²-jên²
  - Yale: Hwá-rén
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: Hwaren
  - Palladius: Хуажэнь (Xuažɛnʹ)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /xu̯ä³⁵ ʐən³⁵/
- (Dungan)
  - Cyrillic and Wiktionary: хуажын (huařɨn, I-I)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /xua²⁴ ʐəŋ²⁴/
  (Note: Dungan pronunciation is currently experimental and may be inaccurate.)
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: waa⁴ jan⁴
  - Yale: wàh yàhn
  - Cantonese Pinyin: waa⁴ jan⁴
  - Guangdong Romanization: wa⁴ yen⁴
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /waː²¹ jɐn²¹/
- (Taishanese, Taicheng)
  - Wiktionary: va³ ngin³
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /va²² ᵑɡin²²/
Hakka
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Meinong)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: Fà-ngìn
  - Hakka Romanization System: fa^ˇ ngin^ˇ
  - Hagfa Pinyim: fa² ngin²
  - Sinological IPA: /fa¹¹ ŋin¹¹/
Eastern Min
- (Fuzhou)
  - Bàng-uâ-cê: Huà-ìng
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /hua⁵³⁻³³ iŋ⁵³/
Southern Min
- (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, Taipei)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Hôa-lîn
  - Tâi-lô: Huâ-lîn
  - Phofsit Daibuun: hoaliin
  - IPA (Xiamen, Quanzhou): /hua²⁴⁻²² lin²⁴/
  - IPA (Taipei): /hua²⁴⁻¹¹ lin²⁴/
- (Hokkien: Zhangzhou, Kaohsiung)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Hôa-jîn
  - Tâi-lô: Huâ-jîn
  - Phofsit Daibuun: hoajiin
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /hua²³⁻³³ zin²³/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /hua¹³⁻²² d͡zin¹³/
- (Teochew)
  - Peng'im: hua⁵ ring⁵
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: huâ jîng
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /hua⁵⁵⁻¹¹ d͡ziŋ⁵⁵/
Wu
- (Northern: Shanghai)
  - Wugniu: ⁶gho-gnin
  - MiniDict: gho^去 nyin
  - Wiktionary Romanisation (Shanghai): ³hho-nyin
  - Sinological IPA (Shanghai): /ɦo²² n̠ʲin⁴⁴/

Noun

華人

person of Chinese origin or ethnicity.
- 刊行以來，這本書在港、臺及世界各地的華人中始終擁有廣大的讀者群。 [MSC, trad.]
  刊行以来，这本书在港、台及世界各地的华人中始终拥有广大的读者群。 [MSC, simp.]
  From: 1965: Pai Hsien-yung, Taipei People, Editor's Preface
  Kānxíng yǐlái, zhè běn shū zài Gǎng, Tái jí shìjiè gè dì de huárén zhōng shǐzhōng yōngyǒu guǎngdà de dúzhěqún. [Pinyin]
  Since publication, this book has acquired a large readership in Taiwan, Hong Kong and Chinese communities the world over.

Usage notes

In mainland China, it is often used to indicate Chinese people outside China.
In overseas Chinese communities, it refers to ethnic Chinese people in general.

Synonyms

Dialectal synonyms of 華人 (“person of Chinese descent”) [map]

Variety	Location	Words edit
Formal (Written Standard Chinese)		華人, 唐人 chiefly overseas
Northeastern Mandarin	Taiwan	華人
	Malaysia	華人
	Singapore	華人
Cantonese	Guangzhou	唐人
	Hong Kong	華人, 唐人
	Taishan	華人, 唐人
	Kaiping (Chikan)	唐人
	Kuala Lumpur (Guangfu)	唐人
	Singapore (Guangfu)	唐人
	Ho Chi Minh City (Guangfu)	華人, 唐人
Hakka	Meixian	唐人
Eastern Min	Fuzhou	唐儂
Southern Min	Xiamen	華人, 唐儂
	Quanzhou	華人, 唐儂
	Zhangzhou	華人, 唐儂
	Taipei	華人 GT
	Penang (Hokkien)	唐儂
	Singapore (Hokkien)	唐儂
	Manila (Hokkien)	咱儂
	Shantou (Chaoyang)	唐儂
	Bangkok (Teochew)	唐儂
	Singapore (Teochew)	唐儂
Zhongshan Min	Zhongshan (Longdu, Shaxi)	唐儂
Wu	Shanghai	華人
Note	GT - General Taiwanese (no specific region identified)

Derived terms

外籍華人／外籍华人 (wàijí huárén)
馬來西亞華人公會／马来西亚华人公会 (Mǎláixīyà Huárén Gōnghuì)

Descendants

Sino-Xenic (華人):

→ Japanese: 華(か)人(じん) (kajin)
→ Korean: 화인(華人) (hwain)

Japanese

Kanji in this term
華	人
か Grade: S	じん Grade: 1
on'yomi

Etymology

華 (“China”) +‎ 人 (“person”)

Noun

華(か)人(じん) • (kajin)

Chinese people