Editing Han Chinese (section)

=== ''Huaren'' and ''Huayi'' ===
Prior to the Han dynasty, Chinese scholars used the term ''[[Huaxia]]'' ({{zhi|s=华夏|t=華夏|first=t|labels=no}}) in texts to describe [[China proper]], while the Chinese populace were referred to as either the 'various Hua' ({{zhi|s=诸华|t=諸華|first=t|p=Zhūhuá}}) or 'various Xia' ({{zhi|s=诸夏|t=諸夏|p=Zhūxià}}). This gave rise to two term commonly used nowadays by [[Overseas Chinese]] as an ethnic identity for the Chinese diaspora – ''Huaren'' ({{zhi|s=华人|t=華人|p=Huárén|first=t|l=ethnic Chinese people}}) and ''Huaqiao'' ({{zhi|s=华侨|t=華僑|p=Huáqiáo|l=the Chinese immigrant}}), meaning [[Overseas Chinese]].<ref name="hack" /> It has also given rise to the literary [[name for China]] – ''Zhonghua'' ({{zhi|s=中华|t=中華|p=Zhōnghuá|first=t}}).<ref name="MA" /> While the general term ''Zhongguo ren'' ({{zhi|s=中国人|t=中國人|first=t}}) refers to any [[Chinese citizen]] or [[Chinese national]] regardless of their ethnic origins and does not necessary imply Han ancestry, the term ''huaren'' in its narrow, classical usages implies Central Plains or Han ancestry.<ref name="sheng" />