ханец

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Russian

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Etymology

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From хань (xanʹ) +‎ -ец (-ec), from Mandarin (hàn), originally in the plural only as ха́ньцы (xánʹcy); the singular form may have been back-formed.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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ха́нец (xánecm anim (genitive ха́ньца, nominative plural ха́ньцы, genitive plural ха́ньцев, feminine ха́нька, relational adjective ха́ньский)

  1. (ethnography, sciences, usually in the plural) a Han person (male)

Usage notes

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  • In normal discourse, кита́ец (kitájec, Chinese person) is used.

Declension

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