China hand

noun

A 19th-century, non-Chinese merchant in the treaty ports of China.

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Meanings

nounChina hand (plural China hands)

plural China hands

  1. historicalA 19th-century, non-Chinese merchant in the treaty ports of China.
  2. Anyone with expert knowledge of the language, culture, and people of China.

Translations

Chinese Mandarin 中國通 /中国通, 中國通 /中国通
  • 中國通 /中国通 (Zhōngguótōng)19th-century non-Chinese merchant
  • 中國通 /中国通 (Zhōngguótōng)anyone with expert knowledge of China
Finnish sopimuskauppasataman kauppias, kiinalaisasiantuntija
  • sopimuskauppasataman kauppias19th-century non-Chinese merchant
  • kiinalaisasiantuntijaanyone with expert knowledge of China
Japanese 支那通
  • 支那通anyone with expert knowledge of China
Swedish kinakännare
  • kinakännareanyone with expert knowledge of China
Cite this entry
APA

China hand. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/China%20hand

MLA

“China hand.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/China%20hand. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “China hand,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/China%20hand.

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