Sinology

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Sinology \Si*nol"o*gy\, n. [Cf. F. sinologie.]
     That branch of systemized knowledge which treats of the
     Chinese, their language, literature, etc.
     [1913 Webster]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:



  Sinology
       n : the study of Chinese history and language and culture