Submitted NameRevisions Save Type Region Usage Chinese Scripts 亚洲(Chinese) 亞洲(Traditional Chinese) Pronounced Pron. YA-CHO [key·IPA] Edit Status Status [show contributorshide contributors] Added 11/6/2020 by lezginkas Edited 10/27/2021 by Infinitas Meaning & History From a short form of Chinese 亚细亚 (Yàxìyà) combined with 洲 (zhōu) meaning "continent, island". This is the modern Chinese name for Asia.