国外问答：如果中国如此注重自身文化，为什么还要用英文字母给导弹命名？

Kanthaswamy Balasubramaniam
They use Chinese names
他们使用中文名称。


DF means Dong Feng , J in J-20 means Jianji, Z for helicopters means Zishenji, Y in Y-20 means Yunshuji, KJ in KJ-500 means Kongzhong Jingjie
“DF” 指的是 “Dong Feng（东风）”；J 在 J-20 中表示 “Jianji（歼击）”；直升机用的 Z 表示 “Zishengji（直升机）”；Y 在 Y-20 中表示 “Yunshuji（运输机）”；KJ 在 KJ-500 中表示 “Kongzhong Jingjie（空中警戒）”。

They only use English Letters for abbreviation in standard NATO format
Just like Russia uses SU for Sukhoi instead of CY in Cyrillic for the Sukhoi-35 Or Sukhoi-57
Some countries use NATO abbreviations in English Letters for their weapons
Like the Great Powers
Others dont
Like Rafale, Typhoon, Harpoon, Astra, Brahmos, NASR, Ghauri, Shaheen etc used by UK, Europe, India, Pakistan
他们仅在缩写时使用符合 NATO（北约）标准的英文字母。
就像俄罗斯用 SU 表示 Sukhoi（苏霍伊），而不是用西里尔字母的 CY 来表示 Sukhoi-35 或 Sukhoi-57。
有些国家用英语字母的 NATO 缩写来标记武器，像大国就是这样；
其他国家则不是。
就像英国、欧洲、印度、巴基斯坦等国使用的阵风、台风、哈比、阿斯特拉、布拉莫斯、纳斯尔、高里、沙欣等导弹/武器系统。

Do Chen
KB, you're wrong. This has nothing to do with NATO. Chinese characters can also be expressed in phonetic notation, using the 26 Latin letters. For example, the phonetic notation for "Hanzi" in Chinese is "hàn zì," with the initials HZ. DF61 is "Dongfeng 61," and the phonetic notation for "Dongfeng" is "dōng fēng," with the initials DF. This has nothing to do with NATO. It's a common Chinese naming convention. This phonetic abbreviation can be used in any context, such as for construction machinery, medical equipment, and other industrial products.
KB，你错了。这和北约无关。汉字也可以用语音拼写来表示，使用 26 个拉丁字母。例如，“汉字”的拼音是 “hàn zì”，首字母是 HZ。DF61 是 “Dongfeng 61（东风61）”，“Dongfeng（东风）”的拼音是 “dōng fēng”，首字母是 DF。这和北约无关。这是常见的中文命名惯例。这种拼音缩写可以用于任何场景，比如工程机械、医疗设备和其它工业产品。

Bill Chen
The abbreviation breaks the assumption. The JL-1 and JL-3 are not from the same family.
缩写打破了（对原假设的）假定。JL-1 和 JL-3 并不是同一家族（的武器）。

Bill Chen
It's basically pinyin which is written for the anglophone's benefit.
Some of them clash. Such as the JL-1 and the JL-3. The former means Jinglei, latter Julang.
So it is all a game for NATO's benefit.
基本上就是拼音，为说英语的人方便而写。
有些缩写会冲突，比如 JL-1 和 JL-3。前者指 Jinglei（巨雷？具体语境为“巨浪/近雷”），后者指 Julang（巨浪）。
所以这一切都是为了北约/西方的方便。

Glenn Lee
Ah! The question refers to the Latin alphabet, the Roman alphabet…….the Greek alphabet………… Is it the English alphabet now?
啊！这个问题是指拉丁字母、罗马字母……希腊字母……现在又要讨论的是英语字母吗？

Nhu Tran
Only peoples live outside of China using English name, reason ? So they can blend in with western society.
只有生活在中国以外的人才用英文名字，原因？为了能融入西方社会。

Vincent Ang
No. Sometimes it is to honour our heritage and religion.
不全是。有时候是为了尊重/纪念我们的传统和宗教。

Christopher Choong
Because the west can’t pronoun Chinese name properly. It is for their convenience. And prevent them making fun of Chinese name sometime
因为西方人看不懂中文名字。这样做是为了方便他们，也能防止他们有时拿中文名字取笑别人。

Ricky Soo
It's the only letter the west understand, those military hardware will strike hard into them with something they can pronounce rather than some Chinese character which they don't understand
只有这种字母（英文字母）是西方人能理解的。那些军用装备要打击他们时，使用他们能念得出的名字要比用他们不懂的汉字更直接有效。

Thien Dang
Culture is has nothing to do with naming for international recognition. I believed those missiles has Chinese written name, but how the world pronounce it? Also would you keep the culture in a box or spending your culture worldwide with modern injection but maintaining the root as it goes so everyone knows about.
文化与国际命名无关。我相信那些导弹都有中文名称，但世界如何读出这些名字？另外你是要把文化关在盒子里，还是把文化以现代方式推广到全世界，同时保持其根源，让大家都了解它？

G Lee
The bigger picture and deeper meaning of the answer to the question is that Chinese culture is inclusive and encompassing of all things that are augmentative. In the scenario of labeling weaponries, brevity is key. So the Chinese have used western alphabets to designate the models. The Chinese are sufficiently confident in their culture to incorporate foreign elements and this also allows the constant enrichment of their culture. This is why Chinese culture is the longest continuous civilization in the world.
对这个问题的更宏观、更深层的答案是：中国文化具有包容性，能吸纳所有能增益文化的事物。在武器命名场景里，简洁是关键，因此中国人用西方字母来标注型号。中国文化对自身足够自信，能够吸纳外来元素，这也使文化不断丰富。这也是中国文化成为世界上延续时间最久的文明之一的原因。

Mark Stubbs
English doesn’t have letters, it is the Latin scxt.
Your mind will be blown when you realise that they also use Arabic numbers
英语没有“字母”（字母表本身来自拉丁文脚本）。
当你意识到他们也使用阿拉伯数字时你会惊讶的。

Super China
You probably made a mistake. In China, weapon names are given using the pinyin of Chinese characters. Could you please explain to me what the "PL" in PL15 stands for in English? And what about the "DF" in DF61? And what does the "J" in J20 stand for in English?
Don't be so confident. English is a rather boring language.
你大概是弄错了。在中国，武器名称是用汉字的拼音来给出的。你能解释一下 PL15 中的 “PL” 用英文代表什么吗？DF61 中的 “DF” 表示什么？J20 中的 “J” 用英文代表什么？
别太自信了。英语其实挺无聊的。

Vince G
The reason is also that you westerners know what's Bombs is dropping on your head.
原因还在于你们西方人知道什么炸弹要掉在你们头上。

Do Chen
Another way to express Chinese characters is through phonetic abbreviations, which are expressed using the 26 Latin letters. For example, the Chinese character "汉字" (Chinese character) is written as "hàn zì" in pinyin, with the initials HZ. DF61 is "东风61," and the pinyin for "东风" is "dōng fēng," with the initials DF. This is a common naming convention in Chinese. This phonetic abbreviation can be used in any context, such as for construction machinery, medical devices, and other industrial products.
另一种表示汉字的方法是用拼音首字母缩写，用 26 个拉丁字母来表达。例如，“汉字”的拼音写作 “hàn zì”，首字母为 HZ。DF61 是“东风61”，“东风”的拼音是 “dōng fēng”，首字母为 DF。这是中文常见的命名惯例。这种拼音缩写可用于任何场景，如工程机械、医疗器械和其它工业产品。

Louis Friend
Why not use Chinese characters? The pinyu system translates the Chinese into the western Latin. Why do you need to use the western translation version? Its not being confident or rocky. Its a legitimate question. Why ise anything western is China is so great? Why come study in western schools? Why not just stay in China and be great.
为什么不用汉字？拼音系统把中文转成了西方的拉丁字母。为什么需要用西方的翻译版本？这不是自信或动摇的问题，这是个合理的问题。为什么中国那么伟大还要用西方的东西？为什么去西方学校学习？为什么不待在中国成就一番事业？

Garry
Why not use Chinese characters? Seriously are you trying to ask this dumb question? They were using the alphabets letters so illiterate people can read their cultures. If you don’t appreciate their efforts you can stop buy their stuffs and start go grab some grass and make your own clothing.
They use Latin alphabets because thats the only language you understand. IF they use their own language, you be scratching head and tail asking here and there what it means.
Lastly:
You speak English because it’s the only language you know.
Them speak English because it’s the only language you know.
You and them are not the same.
为什么不使用汉字？说真的，你这是在问这个蠢问题吗？他们用字母是让不识字的人也能读懂他们的文化。如果你不欣赏他们的努力，你可以停止购买他们的东西，去抓草自己做衣服。
他们用拉丁字母是因为那是你能懂的唯一语言。如果他们用自己的语言，你就会到处挠头问这是什么意思。
最后：
你说英语是因为那是你唯一会的语言。
他们说英语也是因为那是你唯一会的语言。
你和他们并不相同。

Chiang Seng Erh
You should ask why english words use Latin. You don’t own Latin alphabets. USA can’t even copy English properly!
你应该问为什么英语要用拉丁字母。你并不“拥有”拉丁字母。美国人甚至连英语都没法学好！

Feng
America doesn't even have its own language, you use the language of your former masters, Britain
Like all British colonies
美国甚至没有自己的语言，你们用的是曾经统治者英国的语言，就像所有英国殖民地一样。

KCC
The qwerty keyboard. It's the same reason why you are using paper, a Chinese invention, instead of parchment and vellum.
原因就像 QWERTY 键盘一样。这也跟你们现在用纸（中国发明）而不是羊皮纸和古拉差不多，是工具传播的结果。

Qi Chen
Question: If China is so focused on their own culture, why do they use English letters to name their missiles?
Answer:
Same reason Americans writes 2025 instead of two thousand and twenty five.
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 0 are called Arabic numerals, by the way. They are from ancient India and then middle east.
And the reason is quite simple, it saves time and it is easier to write.
The Chinese language system has many advantages, such as high density of information, sophisticated tools for describing and preserving previously unknown information (instead of needing to invent new words), form preserving function, etc.
But ease of writing is not something typically associated with Chinese language system.
甲乙丙丁戊己庚辛壬癸子丑寅卯辰巳午未申酉戌亥 is simply much more effort to write comparing to A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H, I, J, K, L, M, N, O, P, Q, R, S, T, U, V, W, X, Y, Z
As for “focused on their own culture”, most long living and dominant culture tend to absorb elements from a large number of smaller cultures as time passes. Xenophobia is a sign of culture weakness, not strength.
Oh and just to nip one thing in bud, confidence in one’s own culture doesn’t mean blind and dumb confidence. If your opponent is actually out to screw with you, then you respond accordingly.
问题：如果中国这么注重自身文化，为什么要用英文字母来为导弹命名？
回答：理由和美国写 “2025” 而不是写 “two thousand and twenty five（两千零二十五）” 是一样的。
顺便提一句，1、2、3、4、5、6、7、8、9、0 叫阿拉伯数字，它们来自古印度，后来传到中东。
原因很简单：节省时间，也更容易书写。
汉语体系有许多优点，例如信息密度高、有复杂的工具来描述和保存此前未知的信息（无需发明新词）、形式保留功能等等。
但“书写容易”通常不是人们将汉语系统与之联系的特性。
把 “甲乙丙丁戊己庚辛壬癸子丑寅卯辰巳午未申酉戌亥” 这样写出来，与写 “A, B, C, … Z” 相比显然费力得多。
至于“专注于自我文化”，大多数长期存在并占优势的文化会随着时间吸收许多小文化的元素。仇外是文化弱点的表现，不是强项。
另外要说清楚的是，对自己文化的自信并不等于盲目的愚蠢自信。如果你的对手真的想害你，那就要相应地应对。

Bo Liu
The benevolent Chinese strive to let their enemies “die with clarity,” so they inscribe the weapon's name on the instruments used to kill them. Unfortunately, most of China's enemies—except for Japan—were too illiterate to decipher the concise Chinese characters. Thus, they resorted to using crude phonetic symbols that their foes could understand, ensuring their enemies met their end with full awareness.
仁慈的中国人力求让敌人在“清楚中死去”，所以他们在杀伤性器械上刻上武器的名字。不幸的是，中国的大多数敌人——除日本外——都太不识字，无法识别这些简练的汉字。于是，他们改用粗略的拼音符号让敌人能看懂，确保敌人在被击中之际能完全明白发生了什么。