Subgroups of Han Chinese

Subgroups of Han Chinese

Sub groups of Han Chinese are based on linguistics, culture and region within mainland China. The terminology used in Mandarin to describe the groups is: "minxi" (Simplified Chinese: 民系, ethnic lineages) or "zuqun" (Simplified Chinese: 族群, ethnic groups).

These two terms are used in mainland China and Taiwan, respectively, refers to subgroups of the Han Chinese population, whose mother tongue are languages of the Sinitic linguistic family and does not belong to one of People's Republic of China's 56 official minority ethnic groups of China.

Han Chinese subgroups

*Northeastern
*Zhongyuan
*Shaanxi-Shanxi
*Jiangxi
*Southwestern
*Huai-Yangtze
*Wu-Yue
*Hunan
*Ou-Yue
*Northern Min
*Eastern Min
*Southern Min
*Hakka
*Teochew
*Cantonese
*Hainan

* Other minor subgroups include speakers of the Ping dialect, Danjia (Tanka), Peranakans, Sichuan people and Chuanqing people of Guizhou who are in the process of being assimilated by their more dominant neighbors.

ee also

*Taiwanese people
*Chinese people
*Chinese diaspora
**Chinese Indonesians
**Malaysian Chinese
**Chinese Americans
**Chinese Australians
**Chinese Canadians
**Chinese Brazilians
**British Chinese
**Chinese in Singapore

References

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name = Han subgroups
title = Han subgroups by dialect or region
list1 = Northeastern • Central Plain • Shaanxi-Shanxi • West of River • Southwestern • Huai-Yangtze • Wu-Yue • Hunan • Ou-Yue • Northern Min • Eastern Min • Southern Min • Hakka • Teochew • Cantonese • Hainan


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