China

Meaning

China (a country in eastern Asia)

Concepts

China

People’s Republic of China

Cathay

Taiwan

🇹🇼

Communist China

Zhangzhou

Red China

PRC

China People’s Republic

mainland China

Sino-

Sina

𐐕𐐴𐑌𐐲

china

raids

Synonyms

República Popular da China

Taiwan

🇹🇼

Translations

China

🇨🇳

China

🇨🇳

Chine

🇨🇳

Cina

China

🇨🇳

Çin

Xina

Κίνα

الصين

Sina

🇨🇳

Çîn

🇨🇳

République populaire de Chine

اَلصِّين

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈʃĩ.nɐ/

Etymology

Cognate with Malay: Cina

In summary

Perhaps from Venetan Cina probably under influence from Old French Chin, from Classical Persian چین (čīn) under influence from Medieval Latin Sina (“China”), from Middle Persian 𐭰𐭩𐭭 (Čīn, “China”), ultimately from Sanskrit चीन (cīna). Compare Malay Cina.