Zhonglike
Zhonglike is a neologism used in cultural studies and design discourse to describe a quality or style that evokes Chinese cultural or linguistic patterns in contexts that are not exclusively Chinese. The term combines Zhong, a morpheme commonly used to denote China or Chinese elements, with like to signal resemblance. Its usage varies, but it generally refers to works, processes, or phenomena that mediate between Chinese tradition and global modernity.
In practice, Zhonglike can describe aesthetic, rhetorical, or organizational strategies that integrate traditional Chinese motifs, values,
Origins and debate: The term is a relatively recent coinage and has no single authoritative definition. Some
See also: Hybridity, East Asian aesthetics, Globalization and culture, Cultural exchange.