支那
Meanings
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- 1.phonetic transcription of China (Japanese: Shina), colonial term, generally considered discriminatory
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Wiktionary
- 1.China
- 2.mainland China
- 3.Zhina (a township in Yingjiang, Dehong prefecture, Yunnan, China)
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Etymology
From Sanskrit चीन (cīna), which in turn is likely from Old Chinese 秦 (*zin), but other theories have been proposed, including derivation from 晉 /晋 (jìn, “Jin”) < Middle Chinese 晉 (tsinᴴ) < Old Chinese 晉 (*ʔsins) (Zhengzhang, 2006), 荊 /荆 (jīng, “Jing”), or the Zina of 夜郎 (Yèláng, “Yelang”). Cognate with English China. See "Names of China", "Chinas" and "Shina (word)" at Wikipedia.
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Stroke order
Components
Components from cjk-decomp · MIT
Characters
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Synonyms
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Derived terms
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