sinology

See also: Sinology

English

Alternative forms

• Sinology

Etymology

From sino- (“China”) +‎ -logy (“study of”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /saɪˈnɒləd͡ʒi/

Noun

sinology (uncountable)

1. (humanities) The study of the history, language and culture of China; Chinese studies.

   Coordinate terms: Assyriology, Egyptology

2. (Cold War, politics, espionage) The study of the internal politics of the high members of the government of the People's Republic of China.

   Coordinate term: Kremlinology

Derived terms

• sinologist

Translations

Chinese studies — see Chinese studies