noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no', noun
Chinese (lineage, ancestry, ethnicity); Sino-
Used to describe people, groups, or things of Chinese descent or origin. Often appears in contexts of ethnicity, diaspora, or cultural background.
See also: 中国系
彼は中華系のアメリカ人です。
He is a Chinese-American.
この地域には中華系のコミュニティが大きい。
There is a large Chinese community in this area.
Compound of 中華 (Chūka, 'Chinese') + 系 (-kei, 'lineage, system'). The exact historical derivation is uncertain; the spelling is conventionally associated with the meaning.