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• 中華(Written Standard Chinese^?)
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• Chûng-fà(Hakka)
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So named because the first ancient Chinese settlements were around theYellow River, which was considered to be the center, and because the culture was considered to be magnificent and flourishing.

First attested inHuan Wen's memorial recommendingQiao Xiu (dated[347 CE]), quoted inSun Sheng's lostAnnals of Jin (晉陽秋)[4th century] and later quoted inPei Songzhi'sAnnotations[early 5th century] toChen Shou'sRecords of the Three Kingdoms[late 3rd century] (translation by Farmer, 2017^[1]).

於時皇極遘道消之會，群黎蹈顛沛之艱，中華有顧瞻之哀，幽谷無遷喬之望。[Literary Chinese,trad.]

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于时皇极遘道消之会，群黎蹈颠沛之艰，中华有顾瞻之哀，幽谷无迁乔之望。[Literary Chinese,simp.]

From:Pei Songzhi,Annotations to Records of the Three Kingdoms, circa 5^th centuryCE

Yú shí huángjí gòu dàoxiāo zhī huì, qúnlí dǎo diānpèi zhī jiān,zhōnghuá yǒu gùzhān zhī āi, yōugǔ wú qiānqiáo zhī wàng.[Pinyin]

At this time, the imperial court has encountered a time of decline in the Way, the peasants have been trampled down by oppressive hardships,Zhonghua has the anguish of looking backward [toward the former capital at Luoyang], and the dark valley has no hope of moving upward.

Pei himself uses中華 when annotating Chen's"Biography of Zhuge Liang"

若使游步中華，騁其龍光，豈夫多士所能沈翳哉！[Literary Chinese,trad.]

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若使游步中华，骋其龙光，岂夫多士所能沈翳哉！[Literary Chinese,simp.]

From:Pei Songzhi,Annotations to Records of the Three Kingdoms, circa 5^th centuryCE

Ruò shǐ yóubùZhōnghuá, chěng qí lóngguāng, qǐ fú duōshì suǒ néng chényì zāi![Pinyin]

If [Zhuge Liang] [were] allowed to roamZhonghua and give free rein to his dragon's brilliance, how could [its] literati's abilities drown and obscure him?

中華

1. (formal, poetic, exalted)China (acultural region and civilization inEast Asia, occupying theregion around theYellow,Yangtze, andPearlRivers,taken as awhole under itsvariousdynasties)

   中華文明／中华文明  ― Zhōnghuá wénmíng  ― Chinese civilization

   中華世紀壇／中华世纪坛  ― Zhōnghuá shìjì tán  ― China Millennium Monument

   • 自強胡陵暴，中華蕩覆，狼狽失據，權幸揚越。[Literary Chinese,trad.]
     自强胡陵暴，中华荡覆，狼狈失据，权幸扬越。[Literary Chinese,simp.]

     From:362 CE,桓溫 (Huan Wen),請還都洛陽疏 "Memorial [in Support of] Moving the Capital Back to Luoyang", in 648,Book of Jin

     Zì qiáng hú língbào,Zhōnghuá dàngfù, lángbèi shījù, quán xìng Yángyuè.[Pinyin]

     Ever since the powerful barbarians unleashed violence,China proper has fallen into chaos; [the people] have become desperate and dispossessed; and [the imperial court] has been temporarily relocated to the region of Yangyue.(translation based on Choo's 2014 version^[2])

   • 中華衣冠我着服，中華詩書我誦讀。我三師尊中華義諦聞亦多，白首常我中華歌。天下人，傾耳聽我中華歌。[Korean Literary Sinitic,trad.]

     From:《中華歌》("Song ofzhonghua") by Yu Inseok, circa 1910

     중화의관^(을) 아착복^(하고)중화시서^(를) 아송독^(하니라). 아삼사존중화의체^(를) 문역다^(하야) 백수상아중화가^(하니) 천하인^(아) 경이청아중화가^(하라).
     Junghwa uigwan[-eul] a chakbok[-hago]Junghwa siseo[-reul] a songdok[-hanira]. A sam sa jonJunghwa uiche[-reul] mun yeok da[-haya] baeksu sang aJunghwa ga[-hani] cheonha in[-a] gyeong'i cheong aJunghwa ga[-hara].[Sino-Korean]

     I wear the robes ofzhonghua and recite the literature ofzhonghua. I have indeed heard much from my three teachers about the reasons one should veneratezhonghua, so that even with hoary hair, I always sing ofzhonghua. People of the world, lend me your ears; listen to my song forzhonghua.

2. (formal, poetic, exalted)China (a largecountry inEast Asia, occupying the region around theYellow,Yangtze, andPearlRivers; thePeople's Republic of China, since 1949)

   振興中華／振兴中华  ― zhènxīngZhōnghuá  ―  to revitalizeChina

   中華名小吃／中华名小吃  ― Zhōnghuá míngxiǎochī  ―  famousChinese snack

   中華文化／中华文化  ― Zhōnghuá wénhuà  ― Chinese culture

3. (～里) anurbanvillage inSongshan district,Taipei,Taiwan
4. short for中華臺北／中华台北 (Zhōnghuá Táiběi, “Chinese Taipei”)

   中華隊／中华队  ― Zhōnghuá duì  ―  TeamChinese Tapei

• In traditional East Asian thought,華／华 (Huá) or中華／中华 (Zhōnghuá), often translated as "Chinese", has a philosophical connotation ofcivilizedness anddecorous behavior that transcends a strictly ethnic definition. This is in opposition to "foreigners" or "barbarians",夷 (yí) or夷狄 (yídí), whose cultures are uncivilized and lacking in proper morality. Therefore, in certain contexts, other nations of theEast Asian cultural sphere could refer to themselves as中華／中华 (Zhōnghuá) in the sense that they were civilized people following the classical traditions first established in Ancient China, without meaning that they saw themselves as Chinese in an ethnic sense.
• Although also used in the formal names of both the Republic and People's Republic of China, the term carries a somewhat broader sense than中國／中国 (Zhōngguó, “state of China”) and connotes something like the "nation of the Chinese people" or "land of the Chinese culture".

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• (Tokyo)ちゅうか[chúꜜùkà] (Atamadaka – [1])^[1]
• IPA^(key): [t͡ɕɨːka̠]

中(ちゅう)華(か)• (chūka) 

1. (Internetslang) product that is made by Chinese company

中(ちゅう)華(か)• (chūka) 

1. (Internetslang) made by Chinese company

中(ちゅう)華(か)• (Chūka) 

1. (usually in compounds)China (a largecountry inEast Asia, occupying the region around theYellow,Yangtze, andPearlRivers; thePeople's Republic of China, since 1949);Chinese
2. (usually in compounds)China (acultural region and civilization inEast Asia, occupying theregion around theYellow,Yangtze, andPearlRivers,taken as awhole under itsvariousdynasties);Chinese
3. short for中華料理(chūka ryōri,“Chinese cuisine”);Chinese

   今晩(こんばん)中華(ちゅうか)するか？

   Konbanchūka suru ka?

   Are we havingChinese food tonight?

• “中華”, in漢字ぺディア [Kanjipedia]‎^[1] (in Japanese),The Japan Kanji Aptitude Testing Foundation,2015–2025

中華• (junghwa) (hangeul중화)

1. hanja form^? of중화 :
   1. China (acultural region and civilization inEast Asia, occupying theregion around theYellow,Yangtze, andPearlRivers,taken as awhole under itsvariousdynasties)
   2. China (a largecountry inEast Asia, occupying the region around theYellow,Yangtze, andPearlRivers; thePeople's Republic of China, since 1949)

中華

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   Please seeModule:checkparams for help with this warning.chữ Hán form ofTrung Hoa:
   1. China (acultural region and civilization inEast Asia, occupying theregion around theYellow,Yangtze, andPearlRivers,taken as awhole under itsvariousdynasties)
   2. China (a largecountry inEast Asia, occupying the region around theYellow,Yangtze, andPearlRivers; thePeople's Republic of China, since 1949)

中華

1. Sawndip form ofCunghvaz

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