The
Hakkas , sometimes
Hakka Han, are
Han Chinese people whose ancestral homes are chiefly from the
Hakka-speaking provincial areas of
Guangdong,
Fujian,
Jiangxi,
Guangxi,
Sichuan,
Hunan,
Zhejiang,
Hainan and
Guizhou. The Chinese characters for
Hakka (客家) literally mean "guest families". Unlike other Han Chinese groups, the Hakkas are not named after a geographical region, e.g. a province, county or city.