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Hanyu

Syllables: Han·yu

Hanyu proper noun: chinese; the Chinese language(s).

Proper noun (1)

Hanyu

  1. Chinese; the Chinese language(s)

Proper noun (2)

Hanyu (plural Hanyus)

  1. A surname from Japanese.

Forms of Hanyu

pluralHanyus

Origin of Hanyu

Borrowed from Mandarin 漢語／汉语 (Hànyǔ).

Borrowed from Japanese 羽生 (Hanyū).

Phrases with Hanyu

Questions about Hanyu

What does Hanyu mean?
Hanyu means chinese; the Chinese language(s).
What part of speech is Hanyu?
Hanyu is a proper noun.

Words near Hanyu in the dictionary

  1. Hanwood
  2. Hanworth
  3. Hany
  4. Hanyang
  5. Hanyin
  6. Hanyu
  7. Hanyu Pinyin
  8. Hanyus
  9. Hanyū
  10. hanza
  11. Hanzel

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