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Written Chinese
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Written Chinese is a writing system that transcribes the varieties of Chinese language using logograms — known as characters — and other symbols such as punctuations. Chinese characters do not directl
Chinese written from top-to-bottom on restaurant and bus stop signs in Hong Kong
Chinese written from top-to-bottom on restaurant and bus stop signs in Hong Kong
A turtle plastron bearing oracle bone inscriptions
A turtle plastron bearing oracle bone inscriptions
樽; Fāngzūn wine container – inscription commemorates a gift of cowrie shells.
樽; Fāngzūn wine container – inscription commemorates a gift of cowrie shells.
Chinese characters
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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
Written Chinese
…Written Chinese is a writing system that transcribes the varieties of Chinese language using logograms — known as characters — and other symbols such as punctuations. Chinese characters do not directly represent pronunciation, unlike letters in an alphabet or syllabograms in…
Ox scapula inscribed with characters recording the result of divinations – dated c. 1200 BCE
Ox scapula inscribed with characters recording the result of divinations – dated c. 1200 BCE
The Shi Qiang pan, a bronze ritual basin bearing inscriptions describing the deeds and virtues of the first seven Zhou kings – dated c. 900 BCE
The Shi Qiang pan, a bronze ritual basin bearing inscriptions describing the deeds and virtues of the first seven Zhou kings – dated c. 900 BCE
Page from a Southern Song woodblock edition (1265–1274) of the Collected Works of Han Yu. The Shicai Tang (世彩堂) edition is celebrated as a pinnacle of
Page from a Southern Song woodblock edition (1265–1274) of the Collected Works of Han Yu. The Shicai Tang (世彩堂) edition is celebrated as a pinnacle of regular script typography in Chinese printing.
Ordinary handwriting on a lunch menu in Hong Kong. Here, 反 (fǎn) is being used as an unofficial short form of 飯 (fàn; 'meal') by omitting the latter's
Ordinary handwriting on a lunch menu in Hong Kong. Here, 反 (fǎn) is being used as an unofficial short form of 飯 (fàn; 'meal') by omitting the latter's ⾷ ('eat') component.