Highly offensive and derogatory term for a Chinese person, associated with wartime and colonial-era usage. Modern standard Japanese uses 中国人 (ちゅうごくじん). This word is considered a slur and should not be used.
The word 支那人 is a discriminatory term and should not be used today.
Historical kanji spelling using the now-offensive term 支那. Strongly avoided in modern Japanese.
Katakana variant of the same offensive term. Also avoided.
Combination of 支那 (Shina, an old and now-offensive name for China) and 人 (person). The term 支那 itself is believed to derive from the Sanskrit word Cīna, possibly via Portuguese, but its use in Japanese became pejorative in the 20th century.