Zhongguo

name

"zhongguo" is a 8-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“Zhongguo” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as a proper noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency English
8
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - 3789 Zhongguo, an asteroid.

Corpus desk

Index EN-zhongguo · Zhongguo · English

Zhongguo · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "Z" thin
  • PHOTO-UNK Peer pending

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Key facts for Zhongguo
PropertyValue
HeadwordZhongguo
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechProper noun
Letters8
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Long-tail rank of “Zhongguo” in English

Zhongguosits beyond the 100,000 most-frequent English words, in the long tail of technical, archaic, or otherwise rare vocabulary where spelling doubt tends to strike hardest.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Zhongguo is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as aproper noun. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

No generated misspelling entries exist for Zhongguo in our index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

Etymologically, the entry records: From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin 中國 /中国 (Zhōngguó). The correct English form is Zhongguo, spelled Z-H-O-N-G-G-U-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    3789 Zhongguo, an asteroid.
  2. 2
    China.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how Zhongguo appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Yes, the Chinese are as if they had just awakened from a long sleep. They are laughing in the sun, the streets are clean, the houses friendly and inviting. We never eat at our apartment but at a different place every night, and the people are always disarmingly kind and open-hearted. One of these days Zhongguo will be a great country.
  2. But did not the Chinese boast of their long written history? The answer to this puzzling question can be found in an unequivocal remark made by a Chinese student in Japan. He lamented: “Our Zhongguo does not have a national history.”

Etymology

From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin 中國 /中国 (Zhōngguó).

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Zhongguo"?
"Zhongguo" is spelled Z-H-O-N-G-G-U-O.
What does "Zhongguo" mean?
As a proper noun, "Zhongguo" means: 3789 Zhongguo, an asteroid.
What is the origin of the word "Zhongguo"?
From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin 中國 /中国 (Zhōngguó). See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list