Sinitic

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/saɪˈnɪtɪk//sɪˈnɪtɪk/

adjective

Of or pertaining to Chinese languages

Similar
Sino-TibetanSinensianSinitic language
OriginLatin Sīna →
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Meanings

adjectiveSinitic (comparative more Sinitic, superlative most Sinitic)

comparative more Sinitic · superlative most Sinitic

  1. Of or pertaining to Chinese languages

    Synonyms: Sino-Tibetan, Sinensian

  2. Of or pertaining to China or the Chinese peoples

Synonyms & antonyms

adjectiveOf or pertaining to Chinese languages

Similar
Sino-TibetanSinensian

More synonyms by meaning

nouna group of Sino-Tibetan languages

Similar
Sinitic language
Broader
Sino-TibetanSino-Tibetan language
Also see
sinensiansinid

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. LatinSīna“China”
  2. EnglishSinitic

From Latin Sīna (“China”) + -itic, as in Semitic.

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Translations

Chinese Mandarin 漢藏語的 /汉藏语的, 漢語的 /汉语的
  • 漢藏語的 /汉藏语的 (Hàn Zàng yǔ de)relating to the group of Chinese languages
  • 漢語的 /汉语的 (Hànyǔ de)relating to the group of Chinese languages
Dutch Sinitisch
  • Sinitischrelating to the group of Chinese languages
Finnish sinotiibetiläinen
  • sinotiibetiläinenrelating to the group of Chinese languages
French sinitique, chinois
  • sinitiquerelating to the group of Chinese languages
  • chinoisrelating to the group of Chinese languages
German sinitisch, chinesisch
  • sinitischrelating to the group of Chinese languages
  • chinesischrelating to the group of Chinese languages
Japanese シナ・チベットの, シナ語派
  • シナ・チベットの (Shina-Chibetto-no)relating to the group of Chinese languages
  • シナ語派 (shina goha)relating to the group of Chinese languages
Latin Sinicus
  • Sinicusrelating to the group of Chinese languages
Portuguese sinítico
  • siníticorelating to the group of Chinese languages
Russian сино-тибе́тский, кита́йский
  • сино-тибе́тский (sino-tibétskij)relating to the group of Chinese languages
  • кита́йский (kitájskij)relating to the group of Chinese languages
Spanish sinítico
  • siníticorelating to the group of Chinese languages
Vietnamese Hán, Hán - Tạng
  • Hánrelating to the group of Chinese languages
  • Hán - Tạngrelating to the group of Chinese languages
Cite this entry
APA

Sinitic. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Sinitic

MLA

“Sinitic.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Sinitic. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Sinitic,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Sinitic.

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