中华 (Zhōng huá) — Zhonghua, historical and cultural term for China, often used to denote Chinese civilization and identity (as in 中華文化|中华文化[Zhong1 hua2 wen2 hua4] "Chinese culture")

What does 中华 mean?

中华 (Zhōng huá) has the following dictionary meaning.

1Zhonghua, historical and cultural term for China, often used to denote Chinese civilization and identity (as in 中華文化|中华文化[Zhong1 hua2 wen2 hua4] "Chinese culture")

2used in the official name of the Republic of China, 中華民國|中华民国[Zhong1 hua2 Min2 guo2]

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中Zhōng(bound form) China; Chinese · surname Zhong 华Huáabbr. for China

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