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Asked by Ms.Boo Boo from la la land :) | Jun. 14, 2009 20:54

About:China Culture

Is China called china because os the emporor Qin? His name was pronouced chin.
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Answered by Mr.yina | Jun. 17, 2009 03:02

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Hi, i remember that one of my teacher told that the name is not given by China itself but the big power in the world. In the old times, China is not as strong as other counties. The initial letter CH may imply a kind of status. I do not know whether it is right, but our teacher is the authority of our school. You can also have an analysis about other developing counties to see if there are some similarities.

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Answered by Mr.hebe | Jun. 17, 2009 03:04

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Interestingly, China is not a Chinese word.
The OED2 says that it is found in Sanskrit writings from about two thousand years ago, and appears in various forms in several Asian languages.
The earliest European usage is by Marco Polo, and the earliest cited English usage dates from 1555.
The American Heritage Dictionary gives the origin as being a corruption of the name of the Qin dynasty, which ruled China in the third century BC.

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