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Areas historically influenced by Chinese culture
boxes, or other symbols instead of chữ Nôm, chữ Hán and chữ Quốc ngữ. The Sinosphere, also known as the Chinese cultural sphere, East Asian cultural sphere
Sinosphere
Topics referred to by the same term
Look up Sinosphere in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. The term Sinosphere usually refers to a cultural zone in East Asia and Southeast Asia that has been
Sinosphere_(disambiguation)
In the Sinosphere, seals (stamps) can be applied on objects to establish personal identification. They are commonly applied on items such as personal documents
Seals_in_the_Sinosphere
Geolinguistic region sharing areal features of Asia
Sinophone languages of the Mainland Southeast Asia linguistic area of the Sinosphere. Notably, unlike terms such as Anglosphere, Hispanosphere or Francosphere
Indosphere
Country in Southeast Asia
among many people. Vietnamese culture is mainly regarded as part of the Sinosphere. Vietnam's culture has developed over the centuries from the indigenous
Vietnam
Tradition in East and Southeast Asia
In the Sinosphere, one's sixtieth birthday has traditionally held special significance. Especially when life expectancies were shorter, the sixtieth birthday
Sixtieth birthday in the Sinosphere
Sixtieth_birthday_in_the_Sinosphere
Politico-cultural ideology
Qing dynasty had superseded the Han-led Ming dynasty in China proper, as Sinosphere countries like Tokugawa Japan, Joseon Korea and Nguyễn Vietnam perceived
Little_China_(ideology)
Logographic writing system
were then often adapted to write local languages spoken throughout the Sinosphere. In Japanese, Korean, and Vietnamese, Chinese characters are known as
Chinese_characters
Various types of sausage from China
sausages are the different types of sausages with ties to China, the Sinosphere or the Chinese diaspora. There is a choice of fatty or lean sausages.
Chinese_sausage
Mythological birds in Sinosphere traditions
fung-HWAHNG) are mythological birds featuring in traditions throughout the Sinosphere. Fenghuang are understood to reign over all other birds: males and females
Fenghuang
Geolinguistic region of areal features
have spread by diffusion. James Matisoff referred to this area as the "Sinosphere", contrasted with the "Indosphere", but viewed it as a zone of mutual
Mainland Southeast Asia linguistic area
Mainland_Southeast_Asia_linguistic_area
Shaped pairs of sticks used as kitchen and eating utensils
have been used as kitchen and eating utensils in most countries of the Sinosphere for over three millennia. They are held in the dominant hand, secured
Chopsticks
Nickname for San Francisco, California and other regions
referred to the city as "Gold Mountain City" (金山市). Many places in the Sinosphere bear the name 金山 "Gold Mountain". These include (but are not limited to):
Gold_Mountain_(toponym)
Name given to the regnal years of a Japanese emperor
China, during the reign of the Emperor Wu of Han. As elsewhere in the Sinosphere, the use of era names was originally derived from Chinese imperial practice
Japanese_era_name
Name chosen by a reigning monarch, different from their original secular name
Vietnam to illustrate the differences between monarchical titles in the Sinosphere. Bold characters represent the most common way to refer to the monarchs
Regnal_name
Kanji reading based on the original Chinese
based on when they were borrowed from Chinese during the peaks of the Sinosphere. Generally, on'yomi pronunciations are used for technical, compound words
On'yomi
Year of the reign of a sovereign
monarch. As a result of Chinese cultural influence, other polities in the Sinosphere—Korea, Vietnam, Japan, and Ryukyu—also adopted the concept of era name
Regnal_year
Posthumous titles for Sinosphere monarchs
Temple names are posthumous titles accorded to monarchs of the Sinosphere for the purpose of ancestor worship. The practice of honoring monarchs with temple
Temple_name
Term meaning 'not', 'without', or 'lack'
In the Sinosphere, the word 無, realized in Japanese and Korean as mu and in Standard Chinese as wu, meaning 'to lack' or 'without', is a key term in the
Mu_(negative)
Traditional clothing usually associated with a geographic area
Folk costume, also known as traditional dress, traditional attire, folk attire, or regalia is clothing of an ethnic group, nation or region, and expresses
Folk_costume
East Asian honorific
seonsaeng in Korean, and tiên sinh in Vietnamese, is an honorific used in the Sinosphere. In Japanese, the term literally means "person born before another" or
Sensei
Part of a personal name
given name, commonly known as Eastern name order, is primarily used in Sinosphere (Greater China, Japan, both Korea, Singapore, and Vietnam, Malaysian Chinese)
Given_name
International use of Literary Chinese
diplomatic and casual discussions between people of the countries in the Sinosphere, which include China, Japan, Korea, and Vietnam. Brushtalk was first used
Brushtalk
Chinese human rights activist (1955–2017)
Liu Xiaobo (Chinese: 刘晓波; pinyin: Liú Xiǎobō; 28 December 1955 – 13 July 2017) was a Chinese literary critic, human rights activist, philosopher and Nobel
Liu_Xiaobo
Genre of speculative fiction
with hypothetical future social and technological developments in the Sinosphere. Late Qing-era reformist intellectuals used the foreign genre of science
Chinese_science_fiction
Historical Chinese concept
also applied by various Vietnamese, Japanese, and Korean regimes in the Sinosphere, each of whom considered itself at one point in history to be a legitimate
Hua–Yi_distinction
Topics referred to by the same term
title of Chinese monarchs; and the superlative monarchical title in the Sinosphere Huangdi, Henan, a town in Huojia County, Henan, China Huangdi, Liaoning
Huangdi
People of East Asia
China, where the span of its cultural influence is generally known as the Sinosphere laid the foundation for East Asian civilization. Chinese culture not only
Ethnic_groups_in_East_Asia
Assimilation into Han Chinese culture
Chinese writing system, which has long been a unifying feature in the Sinosphere as the vehicle for exporting Chinese culture to other Asian countries
Sinicization
Marriage to feign heterosexuality for both spouses
A lavender marriage is a male–female mixed-orientation marriage undertaken as a marriage of convenience to conceal the socially stigmatized sexual orientation
Lavender_marriage
Chinese cultural, philosophical, and political concept
Tianxia (Chinese: 天下; pinyin: Tiānxià; lit. '[everything] under Heaven') is a term for a historical Chinese cultural concept that denoted either the entire
Tianxia
Meditation-based school of Mahāyāna Buddhism
Recently, the Caodong silent illumination method was revived in the Sinosphere by Sheng Yen and his Dharma Drum Mountain association. Regarding Linji
Zen
Professional name used by East Asian artists
Vietnamese), is a professional name used by artists, poets, and writers in the Sinosphere. The word and the concept originated in China, where it was used as nicknames
Art_name
numerous kingdoms and sultanates and was a part of the Indosphere and Sinosphere. Sources of precolonial history include archeological findings; records
History of the Philippines (900–1565)
History_of_the_Philippines_(900–1565)
Country in Southeast Asia
Ferlus work is based on simple rules of phonetic change observable in the Sinosphere and studied for the most part by William H. Baxter (1992). "Ayutthaya
Thailand
Affectionate nickname
name list list of mononyms Username By culture (surnames) East Asia (Sinosphere) Chinese art courtesy generation titles Hong Kong Formosan Japanese Amami
Hypocorism
influenced Japanese culture throughout history and brought it into the Sinosphere. After 220 years of isolation, the Meiji era opened Japan to Western influences
Culture_of_Japan
Surname list
family name. It exists in equivalent forms in other languages of the Sinosphere such as (鄭, Zheng, Cheng) in Chinese and Korean (Jeong, Chung). Families
Trịnh
Indian religion and philosophy
elements of the modern Culture of Asia, especially in East Asia and the Sinosphere as well as in Southeast Asia and the Indosphere. According to Litian Fang
Buddhism
Tile-based game
players. The game and its regional variants are played throughout the Sinosphere in East and Southeast Asia and have also become popular in Western countries
Mahjong
Cultural conflict thesis by Samuel P. Huntington
Orthodox Civilization (Orthodox Christendom) Islamic World (Ummah) Sinosphere (Sinic World) Latin America Sub-Saharan Africa Hindu Civilization
Clash_of_Civilizations
Widow who holds a title or property
A dowager is a widow or widower who holds a title or property – a "dower" – derived from her or his deceased spouse. As an adjective, dowager usually appears
Dowager
Vital force in traditional Chinese philosophy
In the Sinosphere and Chinese philosophy, qi (/ˈtʃiː/ CHEE; simplified Chinese: 气; traditional Chinese: 氣; pinyin: qì) is a vital force traditionally believed
Qi
Family structures in Chinese culture
Chinese culture may be shared with other ethnic groups in China and the Sinosphere while other parts of the culture differ greatly. Chinese kinship tends
Chinese_kin
Emperor of China from 221 to 210 BC
of Chu permanently added the Yue lands of Hunan and Guangdong to the Sinosphere, and campaigns in Inner Asia conquered the Ordos Plateau from the nomadic
Qin_Shi_Huang
Name given to a year in East Asian cultures
was superseded by the Republic of China calendar. Other polities in the Sinosphere—Korea, Vietnam and Japan—also adopted the concept of era name as a result
Chinese_era_name
Additional portion of a personal name
name list list of mononyms Username By culture (surnames) East Asia (Sinosphere) Chinese art courtesy generation titles Hong Kong Formosan Japanese Amami
Middle_name
statesman Gongsun Hong. Confucianism was later promulgated throughout the Sinosphere. Note that the dates stated are the corresponding dates for the states/dynasties
List of Confucian states and dynasties
List_of_Confucian_states_and_dynasties
Topics referred to by the same term
another name, word, project, or person Art name, a pseudonym used in Sinosphere Alias (2013 film), a 2013 Canadian documentary film Alias (TV series)
Alias
Literary form of written Chinese
scholarly communication in these countries, creating what is known as the Sinosphere. Each additionally developed systems of readings and annotations that
Classical_Chinese
Japanese method of reading Literary Chinese
and Heian periods. As a result, Japan became a prominent part of the Sinosphere and Sino-Japanese vocabulary makes up a large portion of the Japanese
Kanbun
Australian salesman executed for drug trafficking in Singapore
Singaporean media, his name in Vietnamese custom like most customs in the Sinosphere. Drug trafficking carries a mandatory death sentence under Singapore's
Van_Tuong_Nguyen
Means by which a person dies by suicide
practice. Suicide by hanging was traditionally practiced in China and the Sinosphere as a means of ensuring that one's ghost would be able to haunt and torment
Suicide_methods
effectiveness. 1409 Sinosphere Battle carts armed with cannons firing iron fletched darts are produced in Joseon. 1410 Sinosphere Joseon ships are equipped
Timeline_of_the_gunpowder_age
Mythological creatures in Chinese constellations
these creatures have been culturally important across countries in the Sinosphere. Depictions of mythological creatures clearly ancestral to the modern
Four_Symbols
Topics referred to by the same term
Zhonghua", conception of the political and cultural realm of China in the Sinosphere A school in Singapore. See primary schools in Singapore. Chong Hua Hospital
Zhonghua
East Asian ethnic group
Japanese Korean Taiwanese Blepharoplasty Buddhism Calligraphy Cinema Cuisine Sinosphere Dance Chinese knotting Chinese dragon Festivals Gardens Chinese characters
Koreans
Surname conventions and laws vary around the world. This article gives an overview of surnames around the world. In Argentina, normally only one family
Surnames_by_country
Religious and philosophical tradition
Taiwan, and also has significant populations of adherents throughout the Sinosphere and Southeast Asia. In the West, Taoism has taken on various forms, both
Taoism
Hong Kong businessman and activist (born 1947)
2015). "Firebombs Thrown at Jimmy Lai's Home and Company in Hong Kong". Sinosphere Blog. Archived from the original on 24 July 2020. Retrieved 23 July 2020
Jimmy_Lai
Sinocentric system of bilateral and multinational relationships in the Sinosphere. Some missions were sent to perform investiture ceremonies for the King
Imperial Chinese missions to the Ryukyu Kingdom
Imperial_Chinese_missions_to_the_Ryukyu_Kingdom
Method of preparing and drinking tea
Dian cha (Chinese: 點茶), is a method of preparing and drinking tea in the Sinosphere, including China, Japan, and Vietnam. It later evolved into the Japanese
Dian_cha
Chinese philosopher (c. 551 – c. 479 BCE)
paragon of Chinese sages. Much of the shared cultural heritage of the Sinosphere originates in the philosophy and teachings of Confucius. His philosophical
Confucius
exist. Southeast Asia is classified as part of the Indosphere and the Sinosphere. The archipelago has direct contact with China during Song dynasty (960-1279)
Historiography of the Philippines
Historiography_of_the_Philippines
Branch of the Kra–Dai language family
work is based on some simple rules of phonetic change observable in the Sinosphere and studied for the most part by William H. Baxter (1992). The Central
Tai_languages
Sacred imperial title of the Chinese emperor
reference to the status of the Chinese emperor as the Son of Heaven in the Sinosphere. The Son of Heaven was the supreme universal monarch, who ruled tianxia
Son_of_Heaven
Ritualized form of making tea
practice of making and serving tea (茶 cha) in East Asia practiced in the Sinosphere. The original term from China (Chinese: 茶道 or 茶禮 or 茶艺), literally translated
East_Asian_tea_ceremony
Traditional age reckoning in East Asia
by its combination with the sexagenary cycle—had spread throughout the Sinosphere. Japan eliminated their version of this system as part of the Meiji Reforms
East_Asian_age_reckoning
System of ten ordinals native to China
italics. The Heavenly Stems remain widely used as ordinals throughout the Sinosphere, similarly to the way the alphabet is used in languages like English.
Heavenly_Stems
System of twelve ordinals native to China
Branches are: The branches each have specific names in the languages of the Sinosphere—which include Chinese, Japanese, Korean, Turkic, Vietnamese, and Mongolian
Earthly_Branches
Concept of the absolute in Chinese philosophy
throughout the technological, religious, and philosophical history of the Sinosphere, finding concrete application in techniques developed in acupuncture and
Taiji_(philosophy)
Geographical area associated with a specific cultural orientation
Scandinavia Southern Europe Western Europe Balkans Caucasia East Asia / Sinosphere China Proper Korean Peninsula Japanese archipelago Manchuria Ryukyu islands
Cultural_area
Anniversary of the birth of a person (or an institution)
attached to the influence of these stars in ancient China and throughout the Sinosphere, East Asian age reckoning previously began with one at birth and then
Birthday
Convention of symbols representing language
characters have been used to write multiple languages throughout the Sinosphere – including the Vietnamese language from at least the 13th century, until
Writing_system
Names of gods in Meitei mythology
practiced in modern Manipur, India, distinct from both the Indosphere and the Sinosphere. Sanamahism is a polytheistic religion with thousands of gods and goddesses
List_of_deities_in_Sanamahism
other ethnic groups of Vietnam. Vietnam is part of Southeast Asia and the Sinosphere due to the influence of Chinese culture on Vietnamese culture. Ancient
Culture_of_Vietnam
Traditional system of measurement used in Japan
based on the Chinese system, which spread to Japan and the rest of the Sinosphere in antiquity. It has remained mostly unaltered since the adoption of the
Japanese_units_of_measurement
Korean kingdom (668–935)
installment of "nine counties" (九州) and "nine legions" (九書堂). In the ancient Sinosphere, the number nine connoted great things, and ancient China was composed
Unified_Silla
Lunisolar calendar
variants of the Chinese calendar have been used in different parts of the Sinosphere throughout history: this includes Vietnam, Korea, Singapore, Japan and
Chinese_calendar
Chinese writer and politician (1037–1101)
left a prolific body of work that exerted enduring influence across the Sinosphere. His prose, ranging from philosophical to technical to culinary, earned
Su_Shi
Network of loose international relations centered on China
2022. Lee 2017, p. 88-90. Fogel, Joshua A. (2009). Articulating the Sinosphere: Sino-Japanese Relations in Space and Time, pp. 102-107. Hoffman, Michael
Tributary_system_of_China
Ritually farmed crops in the Sinosphere
Ritually farmed crops in the Sinosphere
Five_Grains
Magical glowing bird in Slavic folklore
(ptaki-żary). Children's literature portal Fenghuang – Mythological birds in Sinosphere traditions Gagana – Fantastical bird in Russian folklore Golden pheasant –
Firebird_(Slavic_folklore)
Topics referred to by the same term
word used in many philosophical and religious contexts in China and the Sinosphere, can refer specifically to: Xiantiandao, a group of Chinese religions
Tiandao
American linguist (born 1937)
terms used in linguistics, including tonogenesis, rhinoglottophilia, Sinosphere and Indosphere, Cheshirisation, which refers to the trace remains of an
James_Matisoff
European interpretation and imitation of Chinese and other East Asian artistic traditions
style') is the European interpretation and imitation of Chinese and other Sinosphere artistic traditions, especially in the decorative arts, garden design
Chinoiserie
Expression for cold snap
expression used in south, midwest North America; as well as in Europe, Sinosphere Vietnam and East Asia, referring to a cold snap that often occurs in late
Blackberry_winter
Traditional folk song of Kangding, Sichuan, China
Sichuan Province. The song is one of the most popular songs across the Sinosphere. In 1946, while studying vocal music in Sikang Province, the Quanzhou
Kangding_Qingge
Referring to a transgender person by their former name
name list list of mononyms Username By culture (surnames) East Asia (Sinosphere) Chinese art courtesy generation titles Hong Kong Formosan Japanese Amami
Deadnaming
Dragon Gate in Chinese mythology
particular to describe success in the imperial examination. In the modern Sinosphere, such idioms are often used to encourage students or children to achieve
Longmen_(mythology)
Worship of an idol as though it were a god
Idolatry or idol worship is the worship of an idol as though it were a deity. In Abrahamic religions (namely Judaism, Christianity, and Islam) idolatry
Idolatry
Kin of consorts in the Sinosphere
or a group of people related to a consort or mother of a ruler in the Sinosphere. The leading figure of the faction was either a (usually male) sibling
Consort_kin
Concept of rite in Chinese philosophy
terrestrial and celestial worlds, keeping all three in harmony. Throughout the Sinosphere, li was thought of as the abstract force that made government possible—along
Li_(Confucianism)
Index of articles associated with the same name
Haizhou Guandi Temple in Yuncheng, Shanxi, one of the largest Guandi Temples in Sinosphere
Guandi_Temple
Archipelagos in the North Atlantic Ocean
Northwest South Southeast Southwest West Asia-Pacific Far East Pacific Asia Sinosphere Greater China Indosphere Greater India Europe, the Middle East and Africa
Macaronesia
The history of erotic depictions includes paintings, sculpture, photographs, dramatic arts, music and writings that show scenes of a sexual nature throughout
History_of_erotic_depictions
Chinese term for death
In the Sinosphere, a death in vain (枉死 wangsi, 冤死 yuansi, 屈死 qusi) is a death that is not a death of natural causes, such as a suicide, homicide, or an
Death_in_vain
Period of Chinese history from 220 to 280 CE
the Three Kingdoms period has been romanticised in the culture of the Sinosphere. It has been retold and dramatised in folklore, opera, and novels, as
Three_Kingdoms
Chinese school of Mahāyāna Buddhism
communities. Chan is the originating tradition of several schools in the Sinosphere, each known by the Sino-Xenic loan forms of the Chinese character for
Chan_Buddhism
Rights and obligations of a dominant state
system under the Chinese sphere of influence (particularly within the Sinosphere) was a loose network of international and trade relations focused on China's
Suzerainty
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Boy/Male
Australian, Finnish, Swedish
Protection
Boy/Male
Indian, Punjabi, Sikh
Born with Good Fortune; Happy
Girl/Female
Arabic
Good for All; Literary; Eloquent
Boy/Male
Tamil
Girl/Female
Tamil
Kunjatta | கà¯à®¨à¯à®œà®¤à¯à®¤à®¾
Girl/Female
Indian, Tamil
Queen of the World
Female
English
 Variant spelling of English Tallula, TALULLA means "princess of abundance." Compare with another form of Talulla.
Boy/Male
American, Australian, Gaelic, Irish, Welsh
Faithful; Loyal; Form of Dillon
Boy/Male
Christian & English(British/American/Australian)
Steadfast
Surname or Lastname
English
English : habitational name from Lifton in Devon, named in Old English as ‘farmstead (Old English tūn) on the Lew’, a Celtic river name meaning ‘the bright one’.
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