Meanings
proper noun
- The area of East and Southeast Asia considered greatly influenced by Han Chinese culture.
Synonyms: Sinesia
Synonyms & antonyms
proper nounThe area of East and Southeast Asia considered greatly influenced by Han Chinese culture.
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Sinesia
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Origin
From Sino- + -sphere, coined by James Matisoff along with Indosphere in his 1990 article "On Megalocomparison".
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Chinese Mandarin 中華文化圈 /中华文化圈, 漢字文化圈 /汉字文化圈
- 中華文化圈 /中华文化圈 (Zhōnghuá wénhuàquān)Area considered greatly influenced by Han Chinese culture
- 漢字文化圈 /汉字文化圈 (hànzì wénhuàquān)Area considered greatly influenced by Han Chinese culture
Danish sinosfære
- sinosfæreArea considered greatly influenced by Han Chinese culture
Dutch Sinosfeer
- SinosfeerArea considered greatly influenced by Han Chinese culture
Finnish itäaasialainen kulttuuripiiri
- itäaasialainen kulttuuripiiriArea considered greatly influenced by Han Chinese culture
French sinosphère
- sinosphèreArea considered greatly influenced by Han Chinese culture
German Sinosphäre
- SinosphäreArea considered greatly influenced by Han Chinese culture
Italian sinosfera
- sinosferaArea considered greatly influenced by Han Chinese culture
Japanese 漢字文化圏
- 漢字文化圏Area considered greatly influenced by Han Chinese culture
Korean 한자 문화권
- 한자 문화권 (hanja munhwagwon)Area considered greatly influenced by Han Chinese culture
Lithuanian Sinosfera
- SinosferaArea considered greatly influenced by Han Chinese culture
Norwegian Sinosfæren
- SinosfærenArea considered greatly influenced by Han Chinese culture
Portuguese sinosfera
- sinosferaArea considered greatly influenced by Han Chinese culture
Spanish sinoesfera
- sinoesferaArea considered greatly influenced by Han Chinese culture
Vietnamese vùng văn hoá chữ Hán, vùng văn hoá Á Đông
- vùng văn hoá chữ HánArea considered greatly influenced by Han Chinese culture
- vùng văn hoá Á ĐôngArea considered greatly influenced by Han Chinese culture
- vùng văn hoá Đông ÁArea considered greatly influenced by Han Chinese culture
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Cite this entry
APA
Sinosphere. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Sinosphere
MLA
“Sinosphere.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Sinosphere. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Sinosphere,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Sinosphere.
Source: Sinosphere on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.