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Chinese characters

Chinese characters are logographs used to write the Chinese languages and others from regions historically influenced by Chinese culture, including Japan, Korea, and Vietnam. Of the four independently invented writing systems accepted by scholars (cuneiform, Egyptian hieroglyphs, Chinese characters, and Maya script), they represent the only one that has r…

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Bopomofo
ㄏㄢˋ ㄗˋ
Child systems
Bopomofo · Kana
Chữ Hán
漢字
Direction
Left-to-right · Top-to-bottom, columns right-to-left
Fuzhou BUC
Háng-cê
Gwoyeu Romatzyh
Hanntzyh

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Structure

Methods of writing

Vocabulary and adaptation

Literacy and lexicography

Reform and standardization

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Chinese characters

Nodes304
Edges303
Triples297
Avg. degree1.99
Density0.006579
Components1

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Chinese characters

Top relations

related to Korean · 26
Chinese characters → BCE, CE, Chinese, Compared, During, During Korea's Three Kingdoms, Empire, Examples, Following, For, Goryeo, However, In Korean, Japan, Japan's, Joseon, Korea, Korean, Korean-language, Literary Chinese
related to Japanese · 23
Chinese characters → Characters, Chinese, Chinese-original, Distinct, During, For, In, In Japanese, Japanese, Japanese-language, Literary Chinese, Meiji, Modern Japanese, Moreover, Most, Nara, Prior, Sino-Japanese, Starting, The
related to Graphically derived scripts · 22
Chinese characters → Between, China, Chinese, For, Geba, Han, Jurchen, Khitan, Lisu, Mongolian, Mongols, Naxi, Nüshu, Other, Secret History, Standard Chinese, Sui, Tangut, This, Xiangnan Tuhua
related to Other languages · 22
Chinese characters → Bai, Bouyei, China, Chinese, Despite, Guangxi, Hani, Latin-based, Latin-based Zhuang, Like Vietnamese, Miao, Modern, Other, Several, Sinitic, South, Southwestern China, Tang, The, While
related to Vietnamese · 22
Chinese characters → Another, As, Both Literary Chinese, Characters, China, Chinese, Compounds, Confucian, Following, French, Hán, In Vietnamese, Latin-based Vietnamese, Literary Chinese, Moon, Nho, Nôm, Some, This, Vietnam
related to People's Republic of China · 20
Chinese characters → Characters, China, Commonly Used Characters, Commonly Used Standard Chinese, Communists, For, Generally Utilized Characters, Hanyu Pinyin, In, It, List, Modern Chinese, Of, People's Republic, Premier Zhou Enlai, Script Reform Committee, The, The Chart, With, Zhou Enlai
related to Printing and typefaces · 20
Chinese characters → Bi Sheng, China, Chinese, Fangsong, Gothic, Japan, Japanese, Kai, Kangxi Dictionary, Ming, Printed Chinese, Qing, Sans-serif, Sinosphere, Song, The, This, Western, While, Woodblock
related to Dictionaries · 18
Chinese characters → According, BCE, CE, Character, Characters, Chinese, Dozens, Hong Kong, Japanese, Kangxi, Kangxi Dictionary, Korean, Some, Taiwanese, The, The Erya, The Shuowen Jiezi, Zihui
has method · 12
Chinese characters → Cai Lun, CE, Characters, China, Chinese, Japanese, Most, Sinosphere, Styles, The, There, Vietnamese
related to Other regional standards · 11
Chinese characters → China, Commonly-Used Chinese Characters, Education, Graphemes, In, Manpower Bureau's List, PRC, Singapore, Singapore's Ministry, The, The Hong Kong Education

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Important terminology

characters chinese used script use writing character written forms write form also may components china century language phonetic japanese korean

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SubjectPredicateObjectConfidenceSrc
Chinese charactersBopomofoㄏㄢˋ ㄗˋ1.00infobox
Chinese charactersChild systemsBopomofo1.00infobox
Chinese charactersChild systemsKana1.00infobox
Chinese charactersChữ Hán漢字1.00infobox
Chinese charactersDirectionLeft-to-right1.00infobox
Chinese charactersDirectionTop-to-bottom, columns right-to-left1.00infobox
Chinese charactersFuzhou BUCHáng-cê1.00infobox
Chinese charactersGwoyeu RomatzyhHanntzyh1.00infobox
Chinese charactersHangul한자1.00infobox
Chinese charactersHanja漢字1.00infobox
Chinese charactersHanyu PinyinHànzì1.00infobox
Chinese charactersHokkien POJHàn-jī1.00infobox
Chinese charactersHán-Nôm𡨸漢1.00infobox
Chinese charactersHán-Nôm𡨸儒1.00infobox
Chinese charactersIPA[xân.tsɹ̩̂]1.00infobox
Chinese charactersIPA[hɔn˧ tsi˨]1.00infobox
Chinese charactersISO 15924.mw-parser-output .monospaced{font-family:monospace,monospace}Hani (500), ​Han (Hanzi, Kanji, Hanja)1.00infobox
Chinese charactersJyutpingHon3 zi61.00infobox
Chinese charactersKanji漢字1.00infobox
Chinese charactersKunrei-shikikanzi1.00infobox
Chinese charactersLanguagesChinese1.00infobox
Chinese charactersLanguagesJapanese1.00infobox
Chinese charactersLanguagesKorean1.00infobox
Chinese charactersLanguagesVietnamese1.00infobox
Chinese charactersLanguagesZhuang1.00infobox
Chinese charactersLiteral meaningHan characters1.00infobox
Chinese charactersMcCune–ReischauerHancha1.00infobox
Chinese charactersMiddle ChinesexanH dziH1.00infobox
Chinese charactersParent systemsChinese characters1.00infobox
Chinese charactersPeriodc. 13th century BCE – present1.00infobox

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