hán tự

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Definition
  1. Noun:
    • Chinese character: A logographic character used in the writing system of the Chinese language, historically also used in the traditional writing systems of Japanese (kanji), Korean (hanja), and Vietnamese (Hán Nôm).
    • Chinese script: The system of writing using Chinese characters.
Usage Examples
  • Noun:
    • Học hán tự rất quan trọng để nghiên cứu văn học cổ điển Trung Quốc. (Learning Chinese characters is very important for studying classical Chinese literature.)
    • Trên tấm bia cổ khắc đầy những hán tự. (The ancient stele is fully inscribed with Chinese characters.)
    • "Chữ Nho" một cách gọi khác của hán tự. ("Chữ Nho" is another term for Chinese characters.)
Advanced Usage
  • "mượn hán tự": to borrow/use Chinese characters (e.g., in the historical context of Vietnamese, Korean, or Japanese writing).
    • Tiếng Việt cổ từng mượn hán tự để ghi chép. (Ancient Vietnamese once borrowed Chinese characters for recording.)
  • "âm hán tự" / "âm Hán": the Sino-Vietnamese reading/pronunciation of a Chinese character.
    • Âm hán tự của chữ "學" "học". (The Sino-Vietnamese reading of the character "學" is "học".)
Variants and Related Words
  • Hán văn (n): Classical Chinese literature or texts written in Chinese characters.
  • Chữ Hán (n): A common synonym for "hán tự," meaning Chinese characters.
  • Chữ Nho (n): A historical Vietnamese term for Chinese characters and Classical Chinese scholarship.
  • Hán Nôm (n): The combined study or script system of Chinese characters (Hán) and adapted Vietnamese characters (Nôm).
Synonyms
  • Chữ Trung Quốc: Chinese characters/script.
  • Chữ Tàu (colloquial, may be considered dated or impolite): Chinese characters.
Related Phrases
  • Học chữ Hán: to study Chinese characters.
  • Dịch hán tự: to translate Chinese characters/text.
  • Viết bằng hán tự: to write using Chinese characters.
Related Idioms
  • "Một nét chữ một nét người": (Idiom about handwriting) While not exclusive to , this idiom about calligraphy is deeply associated with the art of writing Chinese characters, meaning "One's handwriting reflects one's character."
  1. Chinese literature