Chinese vs Oriental

Chinese

noun
  • A person from China or of Chinese descent. 

  • Chinese cuisine. 

  • A meal consisting of Chinese cuisine. 

name
  • The branch of the Sino-Tibetan language family including Mandarin, Cantonese, Shanghainese, Minnan, and other closely related language varieties and dialects. 

  • The logographic writing system shared by most Sinitic languages. 

  • The Han Chinese, whether in China or overseas. 

  • The Standard Chinese language, written in Chinese characters and spoken and spelled using Standard Mandarin pronunciation. 

  • The citizens of China, particularly citizens of the People's Republic of China. 

adj
  • Of, from, or related to China, particularly now the People's Republic of China. 

  • Of, from, or related to a language native to Han Chinese persons, often used generally of Chinese characters or particularly to refer to Standard Mandarin. 

  • As exotic, unusual, backwards, or unorganized as someone or something from China. 

  • Of, from, or related to the people of China, particularly the Han Chinese and their culture whether in China or overseas. 

Oriental

noun
  • A member or descendant of the peoples and cultures of the Orient. 

  • A precious stone, especially an orient pearl. 

  • A lily cultivar of a widely varied group, with strong scent. 

adj
  • Designating various types of aromatic tobacco grown in Turkey and the Balkans. 

  • Pertaining to the regions east of the Mediterranean, beyond the Roman Empire or the early Christian world; of the Near East, the Middle East or the Far East, now especially relating to East Asia. 

  • Of a pearl or other precious stone: having a superior lustre. 

  • Pertaining to the eastern part of the sky; happening before sunrise. 

How often have the words Chinese and Oriental occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )