hanfu
han·funoun
hanfu is spelled H-A-N-F-U: 5 letters and 2 syllables (han·fu). It appears about once in every 52 million words in written English, the 225,584th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, hanfu means “traditional Han Chinese clothing” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in hanfu?
| Letters | 5: H-A-N-F-U |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2: han·fu |
| In writing | about once in every 52 million words; the 225,584th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is hanfu?
Hanfu appears about once in every 52 million words in written English, the 225,584th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce hanfu?
Hanfu has 2 syllables, split han·fu in writing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does hanfu mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
traditional Han Chinese clothing
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Hanfu in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense traditional Chinese attire:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | hanfu |
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.
Where does hanfu come from?
From Mandarin 漢服 /汉服 (hànfú).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).