中華

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中華

Zhōnghuá Mandarin, Pinyin
ㄓㄨㄥㄏㄨㄚˊ Mandarin, Bopomofo
zung¹ waa⁴ Cantonese, Jyutping
Chûng-fà Hakka, Sixian, Phak fa su
zhung^ˋ fa Hakka, Hakka Romanization System, 海陸
zung¹ fa² Hakka, 梅縣, 客家話拼音
zhong¹ fa² Hakka, 長汀, 長汀話拼音
Dṳ̆ng-huà Min Dong, Foochow Romanized
doeng¹ hua² Puxian Min, Pouseng Ping'ing
dyoeng¹ hua² Puxian Min, Pouseng Ping'ing
Tiong-hôa Min Nan, Hokkien, Phak fa su
Tiong-hoa Min Nan, Hokkien, Phak fa su
dong¹ hua⁵ Min Nan, Teochew, Peng'im
¹tson-gho₆ Wu, Northern, Wugniu
¹tson-gho₂ Wu, Northern, Wugniu
Zhōnghuá Mandarin, Standard Chinese, Pinyin
ㄓㄨㄥㄏㄨㄚˊ Mandarin, Standard Chinese, Bopomofo
Jhonghuá Mandarin, Standard Chinese, Tongyong Pinyin
Chung¹-hua² Mandarin, Standard Chinese, Wade–Giles
Jūng-hwá Mandarin, Standard Chinese, Yale
Jonghwa Mandarin, Standard Chinese, Gwoyeu Romatsyh
Чжунхуа Mandarin, Standard Chinese, Cyrillic
/ʈ͡ʂʊŋ⁵⁵ xu̯ä³⁵/ Mandarin, Standard Chinese, Sinological IPA
zung¹ waa⁴ Cantonese, Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou
jūng wàh Cantonese, Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou
dzung¹ waa⁴ Cantonese, Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou
zung¹ wa⁴ Cantonese, Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou
/t͡sʊŋ⁵⁵ waː²¹/ Cantonese, Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou
Chûng-fà Hakka, Sixian, Miaoli

Where it comes from

古代華夏族多建都於黃河南北，因其在四方之中，所以稱作中華。

最早見於東晉孫盛《晉陽秋》（4世紀）中記載，桓溫紀念譙秀而作的一則上表（347年），後來又被南朝宋史學家裴松之引用在《三國志注》（5世紀早期）中。

裴松之在為《諸葛亮傳》作注時，也使用了中華一詞。

proper noun 中华

formal, poetic, exalted 中國（多指文化、文明、民族等方面）振興中華
(～里) 位於臺灣臺北松山區的里

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"中華." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/zh/%E4%B8%AD%E8%8F%AF. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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中華. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/zh/%E4%B8%AD%E8%8F%AF

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"中華." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/zh/%E4%B8%AD%E8%8F%AF.

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@misc{micwyn_2026,
  title = {中華},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/zh/%E4%B8%AD%E8%8F%AF},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}