Chineseborn
Chineseborn is an adjective, and less commonly a noun, used to describe a person who was born in the geographic area known as China. It functions as a descriptive attribute rather than a nationality or an ethnicity, since people born in China may belong to diverse ethnic groups such as Han, Zhuang, Hui, Tibetan, and others. The term does not denote citizenship or cultural affiliation, only birthplace.
In formal writing, the more widely used form is “Chinese-born,” typically hyphenated. “Chineseborn” may appear in
Usage should be careful because reducing identity to place of birth can overlook a person’s self-identified
Related topics include the Chinese diaspora, nationality considerations in law, and conventions for describing place of