sinology
/saɪˈnɒləd͡ʒi/noun
sinology is spelled S-I-N-O-L-O-G-Y: 8 letters. It appears about once in every 62 million words in written English, the 246,401st most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, sinology means “The study of the history, language and culture of China; Chinese studies” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in sinology?
| Letters | 8: S-I-N-O-L-O-G-Y |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 62 million words; the 246,401st most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is sinology?
Sinology appears about once in every 62 million words in written English, the 246,401st most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce sinology?
- /saɪˈnɒləd͡ʒi/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does sinology mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
The study of the history, language and culture of China; Chinese studies.
- 2
The study of the internal politics of the high members of the government of the People's Republic of China.
noun
- 1
Alternative letter-case form of sinology.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does sinology come from?
From sino- (“China”) + -logy (“study of”).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).