---
title: "Hanzi Meaning: 汉字 (hànzì) Means “Chinese character”"
description: "汉字 (traditional 漢字, hànzì) means “Chinese character”. Hear its tones, see what 汉 and 字 each mean and a real sentence that uses it."
canonical: "https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/hanzi"
published: "2026-10-21"
updated: "2026-11-06"
author: "Mandarin The Wild"
---

[What does it mean in Chinese?](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning)

# What does 汉字 mean?

猫头鹰māotóuyīngowl

汉字 hànzì

## Chinese character

## Its characters

1. 汉 hàn Han Chinese
2. 字 zì character

## In a sentence

这个汉字怎么读？ How do you read this Chinese character?

我写了五个**汉字**。

From [我学了“了” · How to talk about the past with 了](https://mandarinthewild.com/library/read/how-to-talk-about-the-past-with-le#library-word-70-72)

[More about 汉字](https://mandarinthewild.com/words/%E6%B1%89%E5%AD%97)

## More words with 汉 or 字

- [汉语 hànyǔ](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/hanyu)
- [名字 míngzi](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/mingzi)
- [签字 qiānzì](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/qianzi)
- [数字 shùzì](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/shuzi)
- [数字化 shùzìhuà](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/shuzihua)
- [文字 wénzì](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/wenzi)
- [字幕 zìmù](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/zimu)

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