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| + | '''Written Chinese''' comprises Chinese characters used to represent the [[Chinese language]]. Chinese characters do not constitute an alphabet or a compact [[syllabary]]. Rather, the writing system is roughly [[Logogram|logosyllabic]]; that is, a character generally represents one [[syllable]] of spoken Chinese and may be a word on its own or a part of a polysyllabic word. The characters themselves are often composed of parts that may represent physical objects, abstract notions, or pronunciation. | ||
| - | '''Chinese characters''' are [[logogram]]s developed for the [[Written Chinese|writing]] of [[Chinese language|Chinese]]. They have been adapted to write a number of other Asian languages. They remain a key component of the [[Japanese writing system]] (where they are known as ''[[kanji]]'') and are occasionally used in the writing of [[Korean language|Korean]] (where they are known as ''[[Hanja]]''). They were formerly used in [[Vietnamese language|Vietnamese]] (in a system known as ''[[chữ Nôm]]'') and [[Zhuang languages|Zhuang]] (in a system known as ''[[Sawndip]]''). Collectively, they are known as [[CJK characters]]. [[Vietnamese language|Vietnamese]] is sometimes also included, making the abbreviation CJKV. | + | ==See also== |
| - | + | *[[Mainland Chinese Braille]] | |
| - | == See also == | + | *[[Taiwanese braille]] (Taiwanese Mandarin) |
| - | *[[Adoption of Chinese literary culture]] | + | *[[Cantonese braille]] |
| - | *[[Chinese family of scripts]] | + | |
| - | *[[Character amnesia]] | + | |
| - | *[[Chinese character encoding]] | + | |
| *[[Chinese input methods for computers]] | *[[Chinese input methods for computers]] | ||
| - | *[[Chinese numerals|Chinese numerals, or how to write numbers with Chinese characters]] | ||
| - | *[[Chinese punctuation]] | ||
| - | *[[Eight Principles of Yong]] | ||
| - | *[[Horizontal and vertical writing in East Asian scripts]] | ||
| - | *[[List of languages by writing system#Chinese characters and derivatives|List of languages written in Chinese characters and derivatives of Chinese characters]] | ||
| - | *[[Romanization of Chinese]] | ||
| - | *[[Transcription into Chinese characters]] | ||
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Written Chinese comprises Chinese characters used to represent the Chinese language. Chinese characters do not constitute an alphabet or a compact syllabary. Rather, the writing system is roughly logosyllabic; that is, a character generally represents one syllable of spoken Chinese and may be a word on its own or a part of a polysyllabic word. The characters themselves are often composed of parts that may represent physical objects, abstract notions, or pronunciation.
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See also
- Mainland Chinese Braille
- Taiwanese braille (Taiwanese Mandarin)
- Cantonese braille
- Chinese input methods for computers
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