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'''Chinese''' refers to anything pertaining to '''[[China]]'''. Specifically, it may refer to:
* [[Chinese people]], people of Chinese ethnicity and/or nationality
** ''[[Zhonghua minzu]]'', the supra-ethnic Chinese nationality
** [[Han Chinese]], the dominant ethnic group in China
** [[Ethnic minorities in China]], the non-Han Chinese population in [[People's Republic of China|mainland China]] and [[Republic of China|Taiwan]]
** [[Overseas Chinese]], people of Chinese ancestry who live outside China
* [[Chinese language]], a language or language family that forms part of the Sino-Tibetan family of languages
** [[Standard Mandarin]], the standard spoken form of the Chinese and most commonly taught as a foreign language. It is also an official language in the predominately Chinese [[Singapore]].
** [[Standard Cantonese]], often officially referred to as "Chinese" in the special administrative regions of [[Hong Kong]] and [[Macau]] in the People's Republic of China
** [[Spoken Chinese]], many regional variants of the Chinese language
* [[Written Chinese]], the writing system of China. ''See also'' [[Chinese character]]
** [[Hanja]] Chinese characters used in writing [[Korean language]]
** [[Kanji]] Chinese characters used in writing [[Japanese language]]
** [[Romanization of Chinese]], with several systems
** [[Simplified Chinese character]], officially used in [[Mainland China]], [[Singapore]] and [[Malaysia]], and used in some [[Overseas Chinese]] communities.
** [[Traditional Chinese character]], officially used in [[Taiwan]], [[Hong Kong]] and [[Macau]], and used by many Overseas Chinese communities.
* [[Chinese cuisine]], styles of cooking originating from China
==See also==
* [[Culture of China]], including:
** [[Chinese art]]
** [[Chinese folklore]]
** [[Chinese literature]]
** [[Chinese mythology]]
** [[Chinese poetry]]
** [[History of China]]
** [[Music of China]], including [[C-pop]]
* [[Chinese name]]
'''Chinese''' may also used as a modifier for Western activities and items that are most likely not of Chinese origin, such as:
*[[Chinese auction]]
*[[Chinese checkers]]
*[[Chinese fire drill]]
*[[Chinese poker]]
*[[Chinese whispers]]
*[[Chinese pie]] (Pâté chinois)
For the etymology of the word '''Chinese''', see [[Names of China]].
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