汉族英语介绍

China is a large country noted for its dense population and vast territory. There are altogether 56 ethnic groups in China. The defining elements of an ethnic group are language, homeland, and social values. 53 ethnic groups use spoken languages of their own, and 23 ethnic groups have their own written languages. According to the fifth national census taken in 2001, the Han people made up 91.59 percent of the country's total population, totaling 1159.4 million; and the other 55 ethnic groups, 8.41 percent, totaling 106.43 million. As the majority of the population is of the Han ethnic group, the other 55 ethnic groups are customarily referred to as the national minorities. The Han people can be found throughout the country, though mainly on the middle and lower reaches of the Yellow River, the Yangtze River and the Pearl River valleys, and the Northeast Plain.

中国人：一般用Chinese居多，是较普遍的称呼汉族：一般强调描述对象的民族，用the Han nationality但是满族用的是Manchu，也有用the Yi people（彝族）什么的

笔者也想过这个问题，汉族是世界人口最多的民族，英语是世界最流行的语言，而最流行的语言却没有对人口最多民族的确切称呼。按照英语的构词法，如果以Han作为构词基础，我认为衍生出以下两个单词，1：Hannian 形容词：汉人的，汉国的（臆想）名词：汉人，汉语相对应又可以衍生出Hannia，英语音译可以是汉尼亚，意译可以是汉国（臆想）。2：Hannese形容词：汉人的，汉国的（臆想）名词：汉人，汉语相对应又可以衍生Hanland，英语音译可以是汉兰，意译可以是汉国（臆想），也可以由Hanland，衍生出Hanlander，即汉人，或Hannish，即汉人，汉人的，汉国的（臆想）。笔者个人倾向于第二种，也就是Hannese作为汉人汉族的英语称呼，汉国（臆想）可以使用Hanland，英语民族名称与国名都是相对应的。历史上有不少其他民族被汉化，那么汉化该怎么说？英语中已经有一个单词chinesize，名词为chinesization，如果以Han为构词基础衍生的话，可以是hannize或hannesize，名词可以是hannization或hannesization。以上纯属个人虚构，不知网友是否认可！？