Sierran Hanzi

Sierran hanzi (塞拉·漢字) are the  borrowed from, , and Hani that are used alongside the  and special non-Latin characters and found in written Sierran English. The word hanzi is the romanized form for the Chinese term for "Han characters", and is written using the same characters as the Chinese word hànzì (漢字) in the traditional form. Since Sierran hanzi has been a fairly recent introduction, nearly all of the characters used in Sierran Hanzi are identical to either their Traditional Chinese or Japanese  counterparts.

The earliest forms of Sierran hanzi was introduced to Sierra in the late 19th century when Sierra begun conducting extensive trade with Asian countries across the Pacific. With its maritime empire growing, Sierra eventually gained control over Hani following the Spanish–Sierran War and the Han–Sierran War, subjecting the Han archipelago to colonial rule for nearly half a century. During this time, continued immigration from the into Sierra, alongside increased interactions between Asians and whites in Sierra led to the Sierran Cultural Revolution, a decades-long process which resulted in Sierra's cultural and political transformation. The Sierran hanzi was first developed as a learning guide for English speakers who were interested in reading and writing Chinese, Japanese, and Han without the need to speak them (and pronounce them in their native forms). The system proved highly useful for merchants, bankers, and other professionals, and was highly popular among students who could later identify characters and read them in the true pronunciations and readings.

In 1934, the government of Sierra, under the purview of scholars and linguists, formally standardized Sierran hanzi, selecting 2,257 characters for official use by government officials, professionals, businesses, and academia. Like Chinese hanzi, each character may have several different meanings, and thus, readings. However, each character is assigned with a phonetic English word that corresponds with that English word's literal semantic value. Consequently, the utility of found in many Chinese characters for their  functions are lost in Sierran hanzi. Today, while basic knowledge of Sierran hanzi is not essential, it is highly beneficial for everyday life throughout much of Sierra. Sierran hanzi is compulsorily taught in the Sierran education system, and continue to be used as aids in learning Chinese, Japanese, and Han. A considerable degree of comprehension and competency in Sierran hanzi is expected in higher education and professional working environments. Knowledge of standardized Sierran hanzi and advanced Sierran hanzi is essential in certain fields, including law, administration, and political science, as government officials are expected to write, read, or type in Sierran hanzi as a form of. In addition, many businesses frequently use Sierran hanzi in their advertisements, signs, or products, and most Sierrans today have a "hanzi name" alongside their legal given name, which is most often used in family registers, and in NICs.