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Summary
Chinese is a macrolanguage[1]. Chinese ranks in the top 8% of macrolanguage entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (15,800 views/month).[2]
Key Facts
- Chinese is in the country of People's Republic of China[3].
- Chinese is in the country of Taiwan[4].
- Chinese is in the country of Singapore[5].
- Chinese's instance of is recorded as macrolanguage[6].
- Chinese's instance of is recorded as modern language[7].
- Chinese's instance of is recorded as language group[8].
- Chinese's instance of is recorded as language family[9].
- Chinese is a type of Sino-Tibetan[10].
- Chinese is a type of Sinitic[11].
- Chinese's writing system is recorded as Chinese characters[12].
- Chinese's writing system is recorded as traditional Chinese characters[13].
- Chinese's writing system is recorded as simplified Chinese characters[14].
- Chinese's Commons category is recorded as Chinese languages[15].
- Chinese's Wikimedia language code is recorded as zh[16].
- Chinese's said to be the same as is recorded as Sinitic[17].
- Chinese comprises Min Chinese[18].
- Chinese comprises Yue Chinese[19].
- Chinese comprises Hakka Chinese[20].
- Chinese comprises Wu Chinese[21].
- Chinese comprises Mandarin[22].
- Chinese comprises Xiang Chinese[23].
- Chinese comprises Jin[24].
- Chinese comprises Huizhou Chinese[25].
- Chinese comprises Pinghua[26].
- Chinese comprises Ba-Shu Chinese[27].
Body
Geography
Country listings include People's Republic of China[3], a sovereign state[28], in People's Republic of China[29], founded in 1949[30]; Taiwan[4], an island country[31], in Taiwan[32], founded in 1912[33]; and Singapore[5], a sovereign state[34], in Singapore[35], founded in 1965[36].
Designation and Status
Recorded instance of include macrolanguage[6], modern language[7], language group[8], and language family[9].
Cultural Significance
Things named for Chinese include UN Chinese Language Day[37], a world day[38], founded in 2010[39] and Ching-Te[40], a lunar crater[41].
Why It Matters
Chinese ranks in the top 8% of macrolanguage entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (15,800 views/month).[2] Chinese has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[42] Chinese is known by 82 alternative names across languages and contexts.[43]
Chinese has been cited as an influence by English[44], a natural language[45], in American Samoa[46].
Entities named for Chinese include UN Chinese Language Day[37], a world day[38], founded in 2010[39] and Ching-Te[40], a lunar crater[41].
FAQs
Who did Chinese influence?
Chinese has been cited as an influence by English[44].