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Parent topics
- Writing system [r]: A set of signs used to represent a language, such as an alphabet, or a set of rules used to write a language, such as conventions of spelling and punctuation. [e]
- Orthography [r]: Art or study of correct spelling and grammar according to established usage. [e]
- Syllabary [r]: Add brief definition or description
- Syllable [r]: Unit of organisation in phonology that divides speech sounds or sign language movements into groups to which phonological rules may apply. [e]
- Chinese language [r]: Collective term for varieties of the Sino-Tibetan language family spoken in China; linguistically several different languages, but in broad cultural terms often seen as a single form. [e]
Subtopics
- Mandarin language [r]: (traditional Chinese 官話, simplified 官话; pinyin Guānhuà) Sino-Tibetan language, the standard form of which constitutes 'Standard Chinese'; world's largest language by speakers, with approximately 900,000,000 users. [e]
- Cantonese language [r]: Add brief definition or description
- Kanji [r]: (漢字) Chinese-derived characters used to write some elements of the Japanese language. [e]
- Hanja [r]: Add brief definition or description
- Han tu [r]: Add brief definition or description
Other related topics
- Korean language [r]: Add brief definition or description
- Vietnamese language [r]: Add brief definition or description
- Japanese language [r]: (日本語 Nihongo), Japonic language spoken mostly in Japan; Japonic family's linguistic relationship to other tongues yet to be established, though Japanese may be related to Korean; written in a combination of Chinese-derived characters (漢字 kanji) and native hiragana (ひらがな) and katakana (カタカナ) scripts; about 125,000,000 native speakers worldwide. [e]
- Hiragana [r]: Add brief definition or description
- Katakana [r]: Add brief definition or description
