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| − | '''Chinese characters''' ([[Traditional Chinese]], [[Kanji]], and [[Hanja]]: 漢字; [[Simplified Chinese]]: 汉字; [[Hanyu Pinyin]]: Hànzì) are semanto-phonetic [[glyph | + | '''Chinese characters''' ([[Traditional Chinese]], [[Kanji]], and [[Hanja]]: 漢字; [[Simplified Chinese]]: 汉字; [[Hanyu Pinyin]]: Hànzì) are semanto-phonetic [[glyph]]s that are used in written [[Chinese]]. They are commonly used in [[Japanese language|Japanese]], alongside with the Japanese syllabaries [[hiragana]] and [[katakana]]. However, in [[Korean language|Korean]], [[Hangul]] is used and Chinese characters are rarely used to distinguish names and ambiguous homonyms. |
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*[[Pinyin]] | *[[Pinyin]] | ||
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*[http://www.zhongwen.com/ Zhongwen.com: Chinese Characters and Culture] | *[http://www.zhongwen.com/ Zhongwen.com: Chinese Characters and Culture] | ||
*[http://www.omniglot.com/writing/semanto-phonetic.php Omniglot] | *[http://www.omniglot.com/writing/semanto-phonetic.php Omniglot] | ||
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Latest revision as of 20:25, July 29, 2016
Chinese characters (Traditional Chinese, Kanji, and Hanja: 漢字; Simplified Chinese: 汉字; Hanyu Pinyin: Hànzì) are semanto-phonetic glyphs that are used in written Chinese. They are commonly used in Japanese, alongside with the Japanese syllabaries hiragana and katakana. However, in Korean, Hangul is used and Chinese characters are rarely used to distinguish names and ambiguous homonyms.