中華

See also: 中华

Chinese

		middle; center	flowery; flourishing; magnificent
trad. (中華)		中	華
simp. (中华)		中	华
anagram		華中／华中

Etymology

So named because the first ancient Chinese settlements were around the Yellow River, which was considered to be the center, and because the culture was considered to be magnificent and flourishing.

Proper noun

(deprecated template usage) 中華

1. (formal, poetic, exalted) China (the nation of the Chinese people)

   振興中華／振兴中华  ―  zhènxīng Zhōnghuá  ―  to revitalize China

2. (～里) An urban village in Songshan district, Taipei, Taiwan

Usage notes

Although also used in the formal names of both the Republic and People's Republic of China, the term carries a somewhat broader sense than 中國／中国 (Zhōngguó, “state of China”) and connotes something like the "nation of the Chinese people" or "land of the Chinese culture".

Synonyms

• (China):

(deprecated template usage)

• 中 (abbreviation)
• 中原 (Zhōngyuán)
• 中國／中国 (Zhōngguó)
• 中華／中华 (Zhōnghuá)
• 九州 (Jiǔzhōu)
• 唐山 (Tángshān)
• 域中 (yùzhōng) (literary, figurative)
• 天下 (tiānxià) (lofty)
• 天朝 (Tiāncháo) (historical or Internet slang)
• 支那 (Zhīnà) (obsolete, now usually derogatory or offensive)
• 桃花石 (Táohuāshí) (obsolete)
• 猜拿 (Cāiná) (transliteration of English China)
• 神州 (Shénzhōu) (literary)
• 種花家／种花家 (Zhònghuājiā) (slang, humorous)
• 脂那 (Zhīnà) (obsolete)
• 至那 (Zhìnà) (obsolete)
• 華／华 (abbreviation)
• 華夏／华夏 (Huáxià)
• 諸夏／诸夏 (Zhūxià)
• 諸華／诸华 (Zhūhuá)
• 赤縣／赤县 (Chìxiàn) (literary)
• 赤縣神州／赤县神州 (Chìxiàn Shénzhōu) (literary)
• 震旦 (Zhèndàn) (archaic)

 

Adjective

(deprecated template usage) 中華

1. Chinese (of or belonging to Chinese culture)

   中華文化／中华文化  ―  zhōnghuá wénhuà  ―  Chinese culture

   中華文明／中华文明  ―  zhōnghuá wénmíng  ―  Chinese civilization

Descendants

Sino-Xenic (中華):

• → Japanese: 中(ちゅう)華(か) (chūka)
• → Korean: 중화(中華) (junghwa)
• → Vietnamese: Trung Hoa (中華)

Others:

• → Indonesian: Tionghoa
• → Zhuang: Cunghvaz

(deprecated template usage)

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Japanese

Kanji in this term
中	華
ちゅう Grade: 1	か Grade: S
on’yomi

Proper noun

中(ちゅう)華(か) or 中華(proper) • (chūka or proper) [[Category:Japanese
|ちゅうか]]

1. (usually in compounds) China, Chinese (adjective)
2. abbreviation of 中華料理 (chūka ryōri, “Chinese cuisine”)

Derived terms

• 中(ちゅう)華(か)街(がい) (chūkagai, “Chinatown”)
• 中(ちゅう)華(か)圏(けん) (chūkaken)
• 中(ちゅう)華(か)丼(どんぶり) (chūka donburi), 中(ちゅう)華(か)丼(どん) (chūka don)
• 中(ちゅう)華(か)鍋(なべ) (chūka nabe, “wok”)
• 中(ちゅう)華(か)思(し)想(そう) (chūka shisō)
• 中(ちゅう)華蕎麦(かそば) (chūka soba)
• 中(ちゅう)華(か)台北(タイペイ) (Chūka Taipei)
• 中(ちゅう)華(か)饅(まん)頭(じゅう) (chūka manjū, “Chinese steamed bun; mantou”)
• 中(ちゅう)華(か)民国(みんこく) (Chūka Minkoku)
• 中(ちゅう)華(か)料(りょう)理(り) (chūka ryōri, “Chinese cuisine”)
• 中(ちゅう)華(か)革命党(かくめいとう) (Chūka Kakumeitō, “Kuomintang”)
• 中(ちゅう)華(か)人民(じんみん)共(きょう)和(わ)国(こく) (Chūka Jinmin Kyōwakoku, “People's Republic of China”)

 

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Korean

Hanja in this term
中	華

Proper noun

中華 • (junghwa) (hangeul 중화)

1. Hanja form^? of 중화 (“China”).

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Vietnamese

chữ Hán Nôm in this term
中	華

Proper noun

中華

1. chữ Hán form of Trung Hoa (“China”).