支那 zhī nà

derogatory old term for China

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency 40803rd word

Definitions

  1. 1. phonetic transcription of China (Japanese: Shina), colonial term, generally considered discriminatory

Characters

Character Meaning
支 zhī HSK 4
branch; to support; to sustain
那 nà HSK 1
that; those; then (in that case)