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Areas historically influenced by Chinese culture
question marks, boxes, or other symbols instead of Vietnamese scripts. The Sinosphere, also known as the Chinese cultural sphere, East Asian cultural sphere
Sinosphere
In the Sinosphere, seals (stamps) can be applied on objects to establish personal identification. They are commonly applied on items such as personal documents
Seals_in_the_Sinosphere
Topics referred to by the same term
Look up Sinosphere in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. The term Sinosphere usually refers to a cultural zone in East Asia and Southeast Asia that has been
Sinosphere_(disambiguation)
Politico-cultural ideology
Qing dynasty had superseded the Han-led Ming dynasty in China proper, as Sinosphere countries like Tokugawa Japan, Joseon Korea and Nguyễn Vietnam perceived
Little_China_(ideology)
Country in East Asia
Institute. 2026. Smith, Richard J. (2020). "Introduction". Reexamining the Sinosphere: Transmissions and Transformations in East Asia. Cambria Press. pp. xxi–xlix
China
Geolinguistic region sharing areal features of Asia
Sinophone languages of the Mainland Southeast Asia linguistic area of the Sinosphere. Notably, unlike terms such as Anglosphere, Hispanosphere or Francosphere
Indosphere
Various types of sausage from China
sausages are the different types of sausages with ties to China, the Sinosphere or the Chinese diaspora. There is a choice of fatty or lean sausages.
Chinese_sausage
Shaped pairs of sticks used as kitchen and eating utensils
have been used as kitchen and eating utensils in most countries of the Sinosphere for over three millennia. They are held in the dominant hand, secured
Chopsticks
Country in Southeast Asia
among many people. Vietnamese culture is mainly regarded as part of the Sinosphere. Vietnam's culture has developed over the centuries from the indigenous
Vietnam
Tradition in East and Southeast Asia
In the Sinosphere, one's sixtieth birthday has traditionally held special significance. Especially when life expectancies were shorter, the sixtieth birthday
Sixtieth birthday in the Sinosphere
Sixtieth_birthday_in_the_Sinosphere
Mythological birds in Sinosphere traditions
fung-HWAHNG) are mythological birds featuring in traditions throughout the Sinosphere. Fenghuang are understood to reign over all other birds: males and females
Fenghuang
Name given to the regnal years of a Japanese emperor
China, during the reign of the Emperor Wu of Han. As elsewhere in the Sinosphere, the use of era names was originally derived from Chinese imperial practice
Japanese_era_name
Year of the reign of a sovereign
monarch. As a result of Chinese cultural influence, other polities in the Sinosphere—Korea, Vietnam, Japan, and Ryukyu—also adopted the concept of era name
Regnal_year
Nickname for San Francisco, California and other regions
referred to the city as "Gold Mountain City" (金山市). Many places in the Sinosphere bear the name 金山 "Gold Mountain". These include (but are not limited to):
Gold_Mountain_(toponym)
Geolinguistic region of areal features
have spread by diffusion. James Matisoff referred to this area as the "Sinosphere", contrasted with the "Indosphere", but viewed it as a zone of mutual
Mainland Southeast Asia linguistic area
Mainland_Southeast_Asia_linguistic_area
East Asian honorific
seonsaeng in Korean, and tiên sinh in Vietnamese, is an honorific used in the Sinosphere. In Japanese, the term literally means "person born before another" or
Sensei
Genre of speculative fiction
with hypothetical future social and technological developments in the Sinosphere. Late Qing-era reformist intellectuals used the foreign genre of science
Chinese_science_fiction
Traditional clothing usually associated with a geographic area
Folk costume, also known as traditional dress, traditional attire, folk attire, or regalia is clothing of an ethnic group, nation or region, and expresses
Folk_costume
influenced Japanese culture throughout history and brought it into the Sinosphere. After 220 years of isolation, the Meiji era opened Japan to Western influences
Culture_of_Japan
Logographic writing system
were then often adapted to write local languages spoken throughout the Sinosphere. In Japanese, Korean, and Vietnamese, Chinese characters are known as
Chinese_characters
Marriage to feign heterosexuality for both spouses
A lavender marriage is a male–female mixed-orientation marriage undertaken as a marriage of convenience to conceal the socially stigmatized sexual orientation
Lavender_marriage
Affectionate nickname
name list list of mononyms Username By culture (surnames) East Asia (Sinosphere) Chinese art courtesy generation titles Hong Kong Formosan Japanese Amami
Hypocorism
Kanji reading based on the original Chinese
based on when they were borrowed from Chinese during the peaks of the Sinosphere. Generally, on'yomi pronunciations are used for technical, compound words
On'yomi
International use of Literary Chinese
diplomatic and casual discussions between people of the countries in the Sinosphere, which include China, Japan, Korea, and Vietnam. Brushtalk was first used
Brushtalk
Professional name used by East Asian artists
Vietnamese), is a professional name used by artists, poets, and writers in the Sinosphere. The word and the concept originated in China, where it was used as nicknames
Art_name
Chinese human rights activist (1955–2017)
Liu Xiaobo (Chinese: 刘晓波; pinyin: Liú Xiǎobō; 28 December 1955 – 13 July 2017) was a Chinese literary critic, human rights activist, philosopher and Nobel
Liu_Xiaobo
Historical Chinese concept
also applied by various Vietnamese, Japanese, and Korean regimes in the Sinosphere, each of whom considered itself at one point in history to be a legitimate
Hua–Yi_distinction
Cultural conflict thesis by Samuel P. Huntington
Orthodox Civilization (Orthodox Christendom) Islamic World (Ummah) Sinosphere (Sinic World) Latin America Sub-Saharan Africa Hindu Civilization
Clash_of_Civilizations
Term meaning 'not', 'without', or 'lack'
In the Sinosphere, the word 無, realized in Japanese and Korean as mu and in Standard Chinese as wu, meaning 'to lack' or 'without', is a key term in the
Mu_(negative)
Emperor of China from 221 to 210 BC
of Chu permanently added the Yue lands of Hunan and Guangdong to the Sinosphere, and campaigns in Inner Asia conquered the Ordos Plateau from the nomadic
Qin_Shi_Huang
Widow who holds a title or property
A dowager is a widow or widower who holds a title or property – a "dower" – derived from her or his deceased spouse. As an adjective, dowager usually appears
Dowager
Topics referred to by the same term
title of Chinese monarchs; and the superlative monarchical title in the Sinosphere Huangdi, Henan, a town in Huojia County, Henan, China Huangdi, Liaoning
Huangdi
People of East Asia
China, where the span of its cultural influence is generally known as the Sinosphere laid the foundation for East Asian civilization. Chinese culture not only
Ethnic_groups_in_East_Asia
Country in Southeast Asia
Ferlus work is based on simple rules of phonetic change observable in the Sinosphere and studied for the most part by William H. Baxter (1992). "Ayutthaya
Thailand
Mythological creatures in Chinese constellations
these creatures have been culturally important across countries in the Sinosphere. Depictions of mythological creatures clearly ancestral to the modern
Four_Symbols
Name chosen by a reigning monarch, different from their original secular name
Vietnam to illustrate the differences between monarchical titles in the Sinosphere. Bold characters represent the most common way to refer to the monarchs
Regnal_name
Chinese tile-based game
century. The game and its regional variants are played throughout the Sinosphere in East and Southeast Asia and have also become popular in Western countries
Mahjong
Geographical area associated with a specific cultural orientation
Iberian Peninsula Western Europe Low Countries Balkans Caucasus East Asia / Sinosphere China Proper Korean Peninsula Japanese archipelago Manchuria Ryukyu islands
Cultural_area
Worship of an idol as though it were a god
Idolatry or idol worship is the worship of an idol as though it were a deity. In Abrahamic religions (namely Judaism, Christianity, and Islam) idolatry
Idolatry
exist. Southeast Asia is classified as part of the Indosphere and the Sinosphere. The archipelago has direct contact with China during Song dynasty (960-1279)
Historiography of the Philippines
Historiography_of_the_Philippines
and cuisine. Such influences are because as an important part of the Sinosphere, Japan had been profoundly influenced by cultural exchanges with the Chinese
Chinese influence on Japanese culture
Chinese_influence_on_Japanese_culture
Sinocentric system of bilateral and multinational relationships in the Sinosphere. Some missions were sent to perform investiture ceremonies for the King
Imperial Chinese missions to the Ryukyu Kingdom
Imperial_Chinese_missions_to_the_Ryukyu_Kingdom
Chinese school of Mahāyāna Buddhism
communities. Chan is the originating tradition of several schools in the Sinosphere, each known by the Sino-Xenic loan forms of the Chinese character for
Chan_Buddhism
Meditation-based school of Mahāyāna Buddhism
Recently, the Caodong silent illumination method was revived in the Sinosphere by Sheng Yen and his Dharma Drum Mountain association. Regarding Linji
Zen
Additional portion of a personal name
name list list of mononyms Username By culture (surnames) East Asia (Sinosphere) Chinese art courtesy generation titles Hong Kong Formosan Japanese Amami
Middle_name
Printing emerged as early as the 4th millennium BCE in the form of cylinder seals used by the Proto-Elamite and Sumerian civilizations to certify documents
History_of_printing
Vital force in traditional Chinese philosophy
In the Sinosphere and Chinese philosophy, qi (/ˈtʃiː/ CHEE; simplified Chinese: 气; traditional Chinese: 氣; pinyin: qì) is a vital force traditionally believed
Qi
Family structures in Chinese culture
Chinese culture may be shared with other ethnic groups in China and the Sinosphere while other parts of the culture differ greatly. Chinese kinship tends
Chinese_kin
Name given to a year in East Asian cultures
was superseded by the Republic of China calendar. Other polities in the Sinosphere—Korea, Vietnam and Japan—also adopted the concept of era name as a result
Chinese_era_name
Literary form of written Chinese
scholarly communication in these countries, creating what is known as the Sinosphere. Each additionally developed systems of readings and annotations that
Classical_Chinese
Law in China
China Chinese socialism Liberalism Neoauthoritarianism New Left Propaganda in China Sinosphere People's Republic of China portal Politics portal v t e
Law on Promoting Ethnic Unity and Progress
Law_on_Promoting_Ethnic_Unity_and_Progress
Chinese philosopher (c. 551 – c. 479 BCE)
paragon of Chinese sages. Much of the shared cultural heritage of the Sinosphere originates in the philosophy and teachings of Confucius. His philosophical
Confucius
Names of gods in Meitei mythology
practiced in modern Manipur, India, distinct from both the Indosphere and the Sinosphere. Sanamahism is a polytheistic religion with thousands of gods and goddesses
List_of_deities_in_Sanamahism
Topics referred to by the same term
another name, word, project, or person Art name, a pseudonym used in Sinosphere Alias (2013 film), a 2013 Canadian documentary film Alias (TV series)
Alias
Concept of the absolute in Chinese philosophy
throughout the technological, religious, and philosophical history of the Sinosphere, finding concrete application in techniques developed in acupuncture and
Taiji_(philosophy)
Surname list
family name. It exists in equivalent forms in other languages of the Sinosphere such as (鄭, Zheng, Cheng) in Chinese and Korean (Jeong, Chung). Families
Trịnh
Posthumous titles for Sinosphere monarchs
Temple names are posthumous titles accorded to monarchs of the Sinosphere for the purpose of ancestor worship. The practice of honoring monarchs with temple
Temple_name
Chinese cultural, philosophical, and political concept
Tianxia (Chinese: 天下; pinyin: Tiānxià; lit. '[everything] under Heaven') is a term for a historical Chinese cultural concept that denoted either the entire
Tianxia
Chinese writer and politician (1037–1101)
left a prolific body of work that exerted enduring influence across the Sinosphere. His prose, ranging from philosophical to technical to culinary, earned
Su_Shi
Period of Chinese history from 220 to 280 CE
the Three Kingdoms period has been romanticised in the culture of the Sinosphere. It has been retold and dramatised in folklore, opera, and novels, as
Three_Kingdoms
Referring to a transgender person by their former name
name list list of mononyms Username By culture (surnames) East Asia (Sinosphere) Chinese art courtesy generation titles Hong Kong Formosan Japanese Amami
Deadnaming
American linguist (born 1937)
terms used in linguistics, including tonogenesis, rhinoglottophilia, Sinosphere and Indosphere, Cheshirisation, which refers to the trace remains of an
James_Matisoff
European interpretation and imitation of Chinese and other East Asian artistic traditions
style') is the European interpretation and imitation of Chinese and other Sinosphere artistic traditions, especially in the decorative arts, garden design
Chinoiserie
System of twelve ordinals native to China
Branches are: The branches each have specific names in the languages of the Sinosphere—which include Chinese, Japanese, Korean, Turkic, Vietnamese, and Mongolian
Earthly_Branches
Kin of consorts in the Sinosphere
or a group of people related to a consort or mother of a ruler in the Sinosphere. The leading figure of the faction was either a (usually male) sibling
Consort_kin
Archipelagos in the North Atlantic Ocean
Northwest South Southeast Southwest West Asia-Pacific Far East Pacific Asia Sinosphere Greater China Indosphere Greater India Europe, the Middle East and Africa
Macaronesia
Practice of divination by use of scapulae
bones (shoulder blades). It is most widely practiced in China and the Sinosphere as oracle bones, but has also been independently developed in other traditions
Scapulimancy
Sacred imperial title of the Chinese emperor
reference to the status of the Chinese emperor as the Son of Heaven in the Sinosphere. The Son of Heaven was the supreme universal monarch, who ruled tianxia
Son_of_Heaven
Religious and philosophical tradition
Taiwan, and also has significant populations of adherents throughout the Sinosphere and Southeast Asia. In the West, Taoism has taken on various forms, both
Taoism
Region of North Africa; western half of the Arab world
Northwest South Southeast Southwest West Asia-Pacific Far East Pacific Asia Sinosphere Greater China Indosphere Greater India Europe, the Middle East and Africa
Maghreb
Concept of rite in Chinese philosophy
terrestrial and celestial worlds, keeping all three in harmony. Throughout the Sinosphere, li was thought of as the abstract force that made government possible—along
Li_(Confucianism)
Method of preparing and drinking tea
Dian cha (Chinese: 點茶), is a method of preparing and drinking tea in the Sinosphere, including China, Japan, and Vietnam. It later evolved into the Japanese
Dian_cha
statesman Gongsun Hong. Confucianism was later promulgated throughout the Sinosphere. Note that the dates stated are the corresponding dates for the states/dynasties
List of Confucian states and dynasties
List_of_Confucian_states_and_dynasties
Rights and obligations of a dominant state
system under the Chinese sphere of influence (particularly within the Sinosphere) was a loose network of international and trade relations focused on China's
Suzerainty
The history of erotic depictions includes paintings, sculpture, photographs, dramatic arts, music and writings that show scenes of a sexual nature throughout
History_of_erotic_depictions
Series of Japanese expeditions to Tang China
Japanese missions to Joseon Fogel, Joshua A. (2009). Articulating the Sinosphere: Sino-Japanese Relations in Space and Time, pp. 102-107. Hoffman, Michael
Japanese missions to Tang China
Japanese_missions_to_Tang_China
Topics referred to by the same term
Zhonghua", conception of the political and cultural realm of China in the Sinosphere A school in Singapore. See primary schools in Singapore. Chong Hua Hospital
Zhonghua
Magical glowing bird in Slavic folklore
(ptaki-żary). Children's literature portal Fenghuang – Mythological birds in Sinosphere traditions Gagana – Fantastical bird in Russian folklore Golden pheasant –
Firebird_(Slavic_folklore)
Identification on paper to prevent counterfeiting
Chip art Digital watermarking Huaya Overprinting Overprint Seals in the Sinosphere Thomas Harry Saunders Biermann, Christopher J. (1996). "7". Handbook of
Watermark
Index of articles associated with the same name
Haizhou Guandi Temple in Yuncheng, Shanxi, one of the largest Guandi Temples in Sinosphere
Guandi_Temple
Means by which a person dies by suicide
practice. Suicide by hanging was traditionally practiced in China and the Sinosphere as a means of ensuring that one's ghost would be able to haunt and torment
Suicide_methods
Traditional age reckoning in East Asia
by its combination with the sexagenary cycle—had spread throughout the Sinosphere. Japan eliminated their version of this system as part of the Meiji Reforms
East_Asian_age_reckoning
Traditional system of measurement used in Japan
based on the Chinese system, which spread to Japan and the rest of the Sinosphere in antiquity. It has remained mostly unaltered since the adoption of the
Japanese_units_of_measurement
Korean kingdom (668–935)
installment of "nine counties" (九州) and "nine legions" (九書堂). In the ancient Sinosphere, the number nine connoted great things, and ancient China was composed
Unified_Silla
Branch of the Kra–Dai language family
work is based on some simple rules of phonetic change observable in the Sinosphere and studied for the most part by William H. Baxter (1992). The Central
Tai_languages
Region with cultural ties to Chinese people
expansionism Chinese imperialism Chinese irredentism Chinese nationalism Sinosphere Nanyang History of China List of tributaries of China Nine-dash line Sinocentrism
Greater_China
Traditional folk song of Kangding, Sichuan, China
Sichuan Province. The song is one of the most popular songs across the Sinosphere. In 1946, while studying vocal music in Sikang Province, the Quanzhou
Kangding_Qingge
Indian religion and philosophy
elements of the modern Culture of Asia, especially in East Asia and the Sinosphere as well as in Southeast Asia and the Indosphere. According to Litian Fang
Buddhism
Chinese political scientist
China Chinese socialism Liberalism Neoauthoritarianism New Left Propaganda in China Sinosphere People's Republic of China portal Politics portal v t e
Zhang_Weiwei_(professor)
System of ten ordinals native to China
italics. The Heavenly Stems remain widely used as ordinals throughout the Sinosphere, similarly to the way the alphabet is used in languages like English.
Heavenly_Stems
culture prevails across a large geographical region in East Asia called the Sinosphere as a whole and is extremely diverse, with customs and traditions varying
Chinese_culture
Chinese royal clothing
by rulers in other East Asian countries that belonged to the so-called Sinosphere, such as Korea (in the form of myeonbok), Japan (known as Kon'e) and Vietnam
Mianfu
Ritually farmed crops in the Sinosphere
Ritually farmed crops in the Sinosphere
Five_Grains
Ancient phrase for all of the world's known seas
Northwest South Southeast Southwest West Asia-Pacific Far East Pacific Asia Sinosphere Greater China Indosphere Greater India Europe, the Middle East and Africa
Seven_Seas
Ritualized form of making tea
practice of making and serving tea (茶 cha) in East Asia practiced in the Sinosphere. The original term from China (Chinese: 茶道 or 茶禮 or 茶艺), literally translated
East_Asian_tea_ceremony
Nationalism beyond national boundaries
irredenta Pan-Catalanism Pan-Huiism Pan-Italianism Pan-Somalism Patria Grande Sinosphere United Ireland White Unity United States of Europe World government Sometimes
Pan-nationalism
Type of private school in Malaysia
successfully developed a Chinese-medium education system outside the Sinosphere territories of Mainland China, Hong Kong, and Taiwan. The history of Chinese
Chinese independent high school
Chinese_independent_high_school
Anniversary of the birth of a person (or an institution)
attached to the influence of these stars in ancient China and throughout the Sinosphere, East Asian age reckoning previously began with one at birth and then
Birthday
Ancient Egyptian deity
do not mention a death of the deity. Fenghuang – Mythological birds in Sinosphere traditions Firebird (Slavic folklore) – Magical glowing bird in Slavic
Bennu
Topics referred to by the same term
Ganlu (甘露) may refer to: Sweet dew, often seen as an auspicious sign in Sinosphere. Ganlu, Jiangxi, in Gongqingcheng, Jiangxi Ganlu, Sichuan, in Zizhong
Ganlu
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Boy/Male
English
Old/wise ruler.
Female
English
(Hebrew ×¢Ö¶×“Ö°× Ö¸×”): Anglicized form of Irish Gaelic Eithne, EDNA means "kernel." Hebrew name meaning "delight, pleasure, rejuvenation." In the apocryphal Book of Tobit, this is the name of the mother of Sarah.Â
Boy/Male
Irish
Surname.
Male
Native American
(Chas-chunk-a) Native American Winnebago name CHASCHUNKA means "wave."
Boy/Male
Bengali, Gujarati, Hindu, Indian, Kannada, Malayalam, Marathi, Mythological, Sanskrit, Telugu
Teacher of Arjun in Hindu Epic Mahabharat; Prominent Mahabharata Character
Boy/Male
Christian & English(British/American/Australian)
Like an Oak
Girl/Female
Tamil
Born
Boy/Male
Indian
Name of God
Male
English
Contracted form of Roman Latin Mauricius, MAURICE means "dark-skinned; Moor." Introduced to Britain by the Normans. Infrequently used by the French and English.
Girl/Female
Tamil
To try, Desire
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