Where does “Hanzi” come from?

Hanzi (English) comes from Chinese Mandarin 漢字, from Late Middle Chinese 字.

Hanzi (English): Synonym of Chinese character

Definitions

  1. Synonym of Chinese character

Ancestry of “Hanzi”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Chinese Mandarin漢字—
2Late Middle Chinese字—
Every word from Late Middle Chinese 字 →Every word from Chinese Mandarin 漢字 →
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