“支那”一词出典何处?古今的中外学者众说纷纭。难成定论。有的认为与中国的特产有关,如源于“茶”、“丝”、“瓷”等;有的认为与中国古代王朝或地域有关,如源于“秦”、“滇”、“荆”等。中国社科院中外关系史学会会员徐作生经过潜心研究和实地考察,提出“支那”一词源于一座地处滇、缅、印商道连接点上的古城——支那城。 Where is the word “Cina”? There are many different opinions from ancient and modern scholars. Difficult to determine. Some think it is related to Chinese specialties such as “tea”, “silk”, “porcelain”, etc. Some think it is related to ancient dynasties or areas in China, such as “Qin”, “Dian”, “Jing” Wait. Xu Zusheng, a member of the Association for History of Chinese and Foreign Relations of the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences, after careful study and field investigation, proposed that the term “that of” originated from the ancient city of China, which is located at the connecting point of Dian, Myanmar and India.