Difference between revisions of "Chinese character"

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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 only used for names and to distinguish ambiguous homonyms.

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-A '''Chinese character''' (hànzì, 漢字) is a logographic [[glyph]] used in [[writing]] Chinese.  Chinese characters are also used in [[Japanese language|Japanese]] and [[Korean language|Korean]], in which they are called [[kanji]] and [[hanja]], respectively.
+'''Chinese characters''' ([[Traditional Chinese]], [[Kanji]], and [[Hanja]]: 漢字; [[Simplified Chinese]]: 汉字; [[Hanyu Pinyin]]: Hànzì) are semanto-phonetic [[glyph|glyphs]] 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 only used for names and to distinguish ambiguous homonyms.
 ==See also==
 *[[Pinyin]]
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 *[http://www.sungwh.freeserve.co.uk/hanzi/index.html Hanzi]
 *[http://www.zhongwen.com/ Zhongwen.com: Chinese Characters and Culture]
+*[http://www.omniglot.com/writing/semanto-phonetic.php Omniglot]
 [[Category:Languages]]
 [[Category:Communication]]