sinicize

English

Alternative forms

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈsɪnəsaɪz/

Verb

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

(transitive) to make something Chinese in form or character, or to increase the Chinese influence on something.
(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 (zh), 中国化 (zh) (zhōngguóhuà), 漢化 (zh), 汉化 (zh) (hànhuà)

Spanish: achinar (es)

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