sinicize

English

Alternative forms

• Sinicise, sinicise
• Sinicize

Etymology

Sinic +‎ -ize

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈsɪnəsaɪz/

Verb

sinicize (third-person singular simple present sinicizes, present participle sinicizing, simple past and past participle sinicized)

1. (transitive) To make something Chinese in form or character.
2. (transitive) To convert to Chinese characters or to enable to work with the Chinese script.

Synonyms

• Sinify, sinify
• Sinofy, sinofy

Derived terms

• Sinicisation, sinicisation
• Sinicization, sinicization

Related terms

• Sinification, sinification
• Sinofication, sinofication

Translations

make Chinese in form or character

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 中國化／中国化 (zh) (zhōngguóhuà), 漢化／汉化 (zh) (hànhuà)

• Manchu: ᠨᡳᡴᠠᠴᡳᠯᠠᠮᠪᡳ (nikacilambi)
• Maori: whakahaina
• Mongolian: хятадчлах (xjatadčlax)

  Mongolian: ᠬᠢᠲᠠᠳᠴᠢᠯᠠᠬᠤ (kitadčilaqu)

• Russian: китаизи́ровать (ru) impf or pf (kitaizírovatʹ)
• Spanish: achinar (es)
• Vietnamese: Hán hóa, Hán hoá, Trung Quốc hóa, Trung Quốc hoá