Kalmar "Gentus Sinanthropus" tana nufin rabe-raben harajin da aka yi amfani da shi a fagen nazarin burbushin halittu don kwatanta gungun ruhohi da suka rayu a kasar Sin a zamanin Pleistocene. Halin Sinanthropus yanzu ana ɗaukarsa a matsayin ma'ana ga jinsin Homo, kuma nau'in da aka fi sani da Sinanthropus pekinensis yanzu an lasafta shi da Homo erectus. Sunan "Sinanthropus" ya fito ne daga kalmomin Helenanci "sinai" ma'ana "Sinanci" da "anthropos" ma'ana "dan Adam", yana nuna gaskiyar cewa an fara gano waɗannan burbushin a kasar Sin kuma an fara tunanin cewa suna wakiltar wani jinsin ɗan adam. /p>