Sino-Korean

UK/ˈsaɪn.əʊ kəˈɹiːən/US/ˈsaɪ.noʊ kəˈɹi.ən/

adjective

Of or pertaining both to China and to Korea; being both Chinese and Korean.

“the state of Sino-Korean relations”

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Meanings

adjectiveSino-Korean (not comparable)
  1. not comparableOf or pertaining both to China and to Korea; being both Chinese and Korean.

    the state of Sino-Korean relations

  2. not comparablespecificallyhuman sciencesEtymologically borrowed or otherwise derived from an eighth-century dialect of Middle Chinese which greatly influenced the Korean language.

    Until the fifteenth century, Koreans had a native word for the numeral "hundred", but it has since been replaced by a Sino-Korean word.

nounSino-Korean (uncountable)
  1. The elements in the Korean language derived from the said dialect of Middle Chinese:
    1. uncountableThe Korean vocabulary borrowed or otherwise derived from the said dialect.
    2. uncountableThe distinctive Korean pronunciation of Chinese characters, which is an adaptation of the pronunciation of the said dialect into Korean phonology.

Origin

From Sino- + Korean.

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Translations

Chinese Mandarin 中韓的 /中韩的, 漢字詞的 /汉字词的
  • 中韓的 /中韩的 (zhōnghán de)being both Chinese and Korean
  • 漢字詞的 /汉字词的 (hànzìcí de)Etymologically from or influenced by Chinese
  • 漢韓詞 /汉韩词 (hànháncí)the Chinese-derived elements in the Korean language
  • 漢韓語 /汉韩语 (hànhányǔ)the Chinese-derived elements in the Korean language
  • 漢字詞 /汉字词 (hànzìcí)the Chinese-derived elements in the Korean language
French sino-coréen, sino-coréen
  • sino-coréenbeing both Chinese and Korean
  • sino-coréenEtymologically from or influenced by Chinese
  • sino-coréenthe Chinese-derived elements in the Korean language
German sino-koreanisch
  • sino-koreanischbeing both Chinese and Korean
Hindi चीनी-कोरियाई
  • चीनी-कोरियाई (cīnī-koriyāī)being both Chinese and Korean
Italian sinocoreano
  • sinocoreanobeing both Chinese and Korean
Japanese 中韓の, 漢字語の
  • 中韓の (chūkan no)being both Chinese and Korean
  • 漢字語の (kanjigo no)Etymologically from or influenced by Chinese
Korean 한중(韓中)의, 한자어(漢字語)의
  • 한중(韓中)의 (hanjung-ui)being both Chinese and Korean
  • 한자어(漢字語)의 (hanja'eo-ui)Etymologically from or influenced by Chinese
Polish sinokoreański, sinokoreański
  • sinokoreańskibeing both Chinese and Korean
  • sinokoreańskiEtymologically from or influenced by Chinese
  • element sinokoreańskithe Chinese-derived elements in the Korean language
Russian кита́йско-коре́йский, си́но-коре́йский
  • кита́йско-коре́йский (kitájsko-koréjskij)being both Chinese and Korean
  • си́но-коре́йский (síno-koréjskij)being both Chinese and Korean
Spanish sinocoreano
  • sinocoreanobeing both Chinese and Korean
Tagalog Sino-Koreano, Sino-Koreano
  • Sino-Koreanobeing both Chinese and Korean
  • Sino-Koreanothe Chinese-derived elements in the Korean language
Vietnamese Hán Triều, Hán Hàn
  • Hán Triềubeing both Chinese and Korean
  • Hán Hànbeing both Chinese and Korean
  • từ Hán TriềuEtymologically from or influenced by Chinese
Cite this entry
APA

Sino-Korean. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Sino-Korean

MLA

“Sino-Korean.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Sino-Korean. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Sino-Korean,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Sino-Korean.

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