Sinicization, Sinicisation or Sinification, (in Mandarin: 中国化 Zhōngguóhuà or 汉化 Hànhuà)'s the linguistic assimilation or cultural assimilation of terms and concepts of the language and culture of China. In linguistics, the term's used narrowly to refer to transliteration, and in this regard "Sinicization"'s parallel to Romanization. In more general contexts, Sinicization refers to the process of "becoming Chinese" or "becoming Han"; the… (More on Sinification)