![]() ![]() The most important Korean document, Hunminjeongeum, dated 1446, where it compares Joseon's speech to that of Zhongguo (中國) (Middle Kingdom China), which was during the reign of Ming dynasty at the time. There are also names for China used around the world that are derived from the languages of ethnic groups other than the Han examples include " Cathay" from the Khitan language and "Tabgach" from Tuoba. " Mainland China" is used to refer to areas under the jurisdiction of the PRC, usually excluding Hong Kong and Macau. The People's Republic of China ( Zhōnghuá Rénmín Gònghéguó) and Republic of China ( Zhōnghuá Mínguó) are the official names for the two contemporary sovereign states currently claiming sovereignty over the traditional area of China. Hàn ( 漢/ 汉) and Táng ( 唐) are common names given for the Chinese ethnicity, despite the Chinese nationality ( Zhōnghuá Mínzú) not referencing any singular ethnicity. There are, however, other alternative suggestions for the origin of the word.Ĭhinese names for China, aside from Zhongguo, include Zhōnghuá ( 中華/ 中华, "central beauty"), Huáxià ( 華夏/ 华夏, "beautiful grandness"), Shénzhōu ( 神州, "divine state") and Jiǔzhōu ( 九州, "nine states"). ![]() It is also thought that the ultimate source of the name China is the Chinese word "Qin" ( Chinese: 秦), the name of the dynasty that unified China but also existed as a state for many centuries prior. It is believed to be a borrowing from Middle Persian, and some have traced it further back to the Sanskrit word "चीन (Cheen)" for the nation. China, the name in English for the country, was derived from Portuguese in the 16th century, and became common usage in the West in the subsequent centuries. The names of China include the many contemporary and historical appellations given in various languages for the East Asian country known as Zhōngguó ( 中國/ 中国, "central country") in its national language, Standard Mandarin. "China" in Simplified (top) and Traditional (bottom) Chinese characters
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