Sino-

Meaning

A combining form relating to China or the Chinese, in those terms' various senses.

Synonyms

Sina

China

Translations

الصين

Chinesisch

🇨🇳/🇲🇴

China

🇨🇳

sino-

Κίνα

Chine

🇨🇳

sino-

Cina

sino-

چین

Sinae

China

🇨🇳

China

🇨🇳

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈsɪnəʊ/

Etymology

From Medieval Latin Sina (“China”) and Late Latin Sīnae (“the Southern Chinese; Southern China”), from Ancient Greek Σῖναι (Sînai), of uncertain etymology but likely from Sanskrit चीन (Cīna, “China”), possibly via Arabic صِين (Ṣīn, “China; the Chinese”) and usually held to ultimately derive from Old Chinese 秦 (*zin, “Qin”). See "Names of China" on Wikipedia.