Hokkien people

E516422
Han Chinese subgroup ethnic group

The Hokkien people are a Han Chinese subgroup originating from southern Fujian, known for their distinct Hokkien (Minnan) language, rich maritime trading history, and widespread diaspora across Southeast Asia and beyond.

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Observed surface forms (2)

Surface form Occurrences
Hokkien Chinese community 1
Hokkien ethnic group 1

Statements (63)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Han Chinese subgroup ⓘ
ethnic group ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Fujianese people NERFINISHED ⓘ
Hoklo people NERFINISHED ⓘ
Minnan people NERFINISHED ⓘ
associatedWithDeity Guanyin NERFINISHED ⓘ
Mazu NERFINISHED ⓘ
associatedWithDialectGroup Southern Min dialect group ⓘ
culturalPractice ancestor worship ⓘ
clan association organization ⓘ
temple festivals ⓘ
culturalRegion Minnan region NERFINISHED ⓘ
Quanzhou NERFINISHED ⓘ
Xiamen NERFINISHED ⓘ
Zhangzhou NERFINISHED ⓘ
diasporaIn Australia NERFINISHED ⓘ
Brunei NERFINISHED ⓘ
Cambodia NERFINISHED ⓘ
Canada NERFINISHED ⓘ
Indonesia NERFINISHED ⓘ
Malaysia NERFINISHED ⓘ
Myanmar NERFINISHED ⓘ
New Zealand NERFINISHED ⓘ
Philippines NERFINISHED ⓘ
Singapore NERFINISHED ⓘ
Taiwan NERFINISHED ⓘ
Thailand NERFINISHED ⓘ
United States NERFINISHED ⓘ
Vietnam NERFINISHED ⓘ
ethnicallySubgroupOf Han Chinese people NERFINISHED ⓘ
haveCuisine Hokkien cuisine NERFINISHED ⓘ
haveMusicTradition Nanyin NERFINISHED ⓘ
havePerformingArt Hokkien opera NERFINISHED ⓘ
historicalCenter Quanzhou port NERFINISHED ⓘ
Xiamen port NERFINISHED ⓘ
Zhangzhou port NERFINISHED ⓘ
historicallyEngagedIn merchant activities ⓘ
overseas migration ⓘ
trade with Southeast Asia ⓘ
knownFor diaspora communities in Southeast Asia ⓘ
maritime trade ⓘ
overseas commerce ⓘ
shipping and seafaring traditions ⓘ
majorSubgroupOf Overseas Chinese in Southeast Asia NERFINISHED ⓘ
nameDerivedFrom Hokkien (Fujian) province name in Southern Min pronunciation ⓘ
nativeTo China NERFINISHED ⓘ
Fujian province NERFINISHED ⓘ
southern Fujian ⓘ
partOf Overseas Chinese communities ⓘ
relatedEthnicGroup Cantonese people NERFINISHED ⓘ
Hainanese people NERFINISHED ⓘ
Hakka people NERFINISHED ⓘ
Teochew people NERFINISHED ⓘ
religion Buddhism ⓘ
Chinese folk religion ⓘ
Christianity ⓘ
Taoism ⓘ
speak Hokkien NERFINISHED ⓘ
Min Nan Chinese NERFINISHED ⓘ
traditionalLanguage Hokkien language NERFINISHED ⓘ
Southern Min language NERFINISHED ⓘ
useWritingSystem Chinese characters ⓘ
Latin alphabet (for romanization) ⓘ

Referenced by (11)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Chen → isUsedByEthnicGroup → Hokkien people ⓘ
Zhangzhou → hasSubethnicGroup → Hokkien people ⓘ
Hoa (ethnic Chinese in Vietnam) → relatedGroup → Hokkien people ⓘ
subject surface form: Hoa
Hoa → relatedEthnicity → Hokkien people ⓘ
subject surface form: Hoa people
Hoklo people → alsoKnownAs → Hokkien people ⓘ
Zhangzhou dialect → usedBy → Hokkien people ⓘ
Zhangzhou dialect → belongsToEthnicity → Hokkien people ⓘ
Yan → isBorneByEthnicGroup → Hokkien people ⓘ
subject surface form: Yan (surname)
Xiamen dialect → usedBy → Hokkien people ⓘ
this entity surface form: Hokkien ethnic group
Chinese Singaporeans → majorDialectGroup → Hokkien people ⓘ
Chợ Lớn → hasCulturalInfluenceFrom → Hokkien people ⓘ
this entity surface form: Hokkien Chinese community