Han Chinese
Largest ethnic group
Han Chinese refers to the dominant ethnic group in China, comprising over 90% of the country's population and about 18% of the world's.
The term distinguishes the majority population from China's 55 officially recognized minority groups such as Tibetans, Uyghurs, and Mongols.
Han identity encompasses tremendous regional diversity in language, cuisine, and custom, unified more by shared cultural heritage—Confucian tradition, written Chinese characters—than by genetic homogeneity.
Largest ancestry group present
- demographicsStatistical population characteristics
- populationAll inhabitants combined
- sinicizationCultural absorption into Chinese identity
- assimilationAbsorbing into a whole
ancestry · lineage · identity · diaspora · ethnic group · Taiwanese
Chinese ethical philosophy
- TaoismPhilosophy of the Way
- calligraphyOrnamental handwriting art
- porcelainTranslucent fired clay
- Peking operaClassical Chinese musical drama
qipao · tea ceremony · feng shui · paper cutting · Spring Festival · Mid-Autumn Festival · mooncake · dim sum
High-ranking government official
- CantoneseSouthern Chinese dialect
- HokkienSouthern Chinese dialect family
- ShanghaineseShanghai's regional language
- simplified charactersReduced-stroke Chinese script
Over half of total
- dominantHaving superior influence
- predominantMost common or powerful
- populousDensely settled with people
- largestMost big
mainstream · widespread · numerous · plurality · bulk · overwhelming · principal · census
ethnic majority
Largest ancestry group present
- demographicsStatistical population characteristics
- populationAll inhabitants combined
- sinicizationCultural absorption into Chinese identity
assimilation · ancestry · lineage · identity · diaspora · ethnic group · Taiwanese
Confucianism
Chinese ethical philosophy
- TaoismPhilosophy of the Way
- calligraphyOrnamental handwriting art
- porcelainTranslucent fired clay
Peking opera · qipao · tea ceremony · feng shui · paper cutting · Spring Festival · Mid-Autumn Festival · mooncake · dim sum · chopsticks
Mandarin
High-ranking government official
- CantoneseSouthern Chinese dialect
- HokkienSouthern Chinese dialect family
- ShanghaineseShanghai's regional language
simplified characters · traditional characters · pinyin · tones
majority
Over half of total
- dominantHaving superior influence
- predominantMost common or powerful
- populousDensely settled with people
largest · mainstream · widespread · numerous · plurality · bulk · overwhelming · principal · census · billion