adj · noun · 4 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
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Received-Pronunciation:/ˈsaɪn.əʊ kəˈɹiːən/
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General-American:/ˈsaɪ.noʊ kəˈɹi.ən/
1
adj
Meaning 1
Of or pertaining both to China and to Korea; being both Chinese and Korean.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
Examples
the state of Sino-Korean relations
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
2
adj
Meaning 2
Etymologically borrowed or otherwise derived from an eighth-century dialect of Middle Chinese which greatly influenced the Korean language.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable, specifically
Topics: human-sciences, linguistics, sciences
Examples
Until the fifteenth century, Koreans had a native word for the numeral "hundred", but it has since been replaced by a Sino-Korean word.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
3
noun
Meaning 3
The elements in the Korean language derived from the said dialect of Middle Chinese:
The Korean vocabulary borrowed or otherwise derived from the said dialect.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
4
noun
Meaning 4
The elements in the Korean language derived from the said dialect of Middle Chinese:
The distinctive Korean pronunciation of Chinese characters, which is an adaptation of the pronunciation of the said dialect into Korean phonology.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
History
Etymology
From Sino- + Korean.
Across languages
Translations
33 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Cebuano:
Sino-Koreano
— being both Chinese and Korean
Chinese Mandarin:
中韓的 /中韩的
(zhōnghán de)
— being both Chinese and Korean
French:
sino-coréen
— being both Chinese and Korean
German:
sino-koreanisch
— being both Chinese and Korean
Hindi:
चीनी-कोरियाई
(cīnī-koriyāī)
— being both Chinese and Korean
Ilocano:
Sino-Koreano
— being both Chinese and Korean
Italian:
sinocoreano
— being both Chinese and Korean
Japanese:
中韓の
(chūkan no)
— being both Chinese and Korean
Kapampangan:
Sinu-Koreanu
— being both Chinese and Korean
Korean:
한중(韓中)의
(hanjung-ui)
— being both Chinese and Korean
Northern Kurdish:
sîno-koreyî
— being both Chinese and Korean
Luxembourgish:
Sino-Koreanesch
— being both Chinese and Korean
Polish:
sinokoreański
— being both Chinese and Korean
Russian:
кита́йско-коре́йский
(kitájsko-koréjskij)
— being both Chinese and Korean
Russian:
си́но-коре́йский
(síno-koréjskij)
— being both Chinese and Korean
Spanish:
sinocoreano
— being both Chinese and Korean
Tagalog:
Sino-Koreano
— being both Chinese and Korean
Vietnamese:
Hán Triều
— being both Chinese and Korean
Vietnamese:
Hán Hàn
— being both Chinese and Korean
Chinese Mandarin:
漢字詞的 /汉字词的
(hànzìcí de)
— Etymologically from or influenced by Chinese
French:
sino-coréen
— Etymologically from or influenced by Chinese
Japanese:
漢字語の
(kanjigo no)
— Etymologically from or influenced by Chinese
Korean:
한자어(漢字語)의
(hanja'eo-ui)
— Etymologically from or influenced by Chinese
Polish:
sinokoreański
— Etymologically from or influenced by Chinese
Vietnamese:
từ Hán Triều
— Etymologically from or influenced by Chinese
Chinese Mandarin:
漢韓詞 /汉韩词
(hànháncí)
— the Chinese-derived elements in the Korean language
Chinese Mandarin:
漢韓語 /汉韩语
(hànhányǔ)
— the Chinese-derived elements in the Korean language
Chinese Mandarin:
漢字詞 /汉字词
(hànzìcí)
— the Chinese-derived elements in the Korean language
French:
sino-coréen
— the Chinese-derived elements in the Korean language
Kapampangan:
Sino-Koreanu
— the Chinese-derived elements in the Korean language
Northern Kurdish:
sîno-koreyî
— the Chinese-derived elements in the Korean language
Polish:
element sinokoreański
— the Chinese-derived elements in the Korean language
Tagalog:
Sino-Koreano
— the Chinese-derived elements in the Korean language
