Chinese bronze inscriptions

writing in a variety of Chinese scripts in inscriptions on Chinese ritual bronzes (e.g. zhōng bells, dǐng tripodal cauldrons) from the Shang dynasty to the Zhou dynasty and later
Intangible writing_system Q917520
Chinese bronze inscriptions
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Chinese bronze inscriptions

Summary

Chinese bronze inscriptions is a writing system[1]. It draws 162 Wikipedia views per month (writing_system category, ranking #21 of 84).[2]

Key Facts

  • Chinese bronze inscriptions's image is recorded as Song ding inscription.jpg[3].
  • Chinese bronze inscriptions's instance of is recorded as writing system[4].
  • Chinese bronze inscriptions's instance of is recorded as script style[5].
  • Chinese bronze inscriptions's GND ID is recorded as 4246668-4[6].
  • Chinese bronze inscriptions's Commons category is recorded as Bronze script[7].
  • Chinese bronze inscriptions's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/02gc1b[8].
  • Chinese bronze inscriptions's native label is recorded as {'lang': 'lzh', 'text': '金文'}[9].
  • Chinese bronze inscriptions's native label is recorded as {'lang': 'lzh', 'text': '鐘鼎文'}[10].
  • Chinese bronze inscriptions's Zhihu topic ID is recorded as 19676362[11].
  • Chinese bronze inscriptions's Namuwiki ID is recorded as 금문[12].
  • Chinese bronze inscriptions's Encyclopedia of China is recorded as 524784[13].
  • Chinese bronze inscriptions's Encyclopedia of China is recorded as 183347[14].
  • Chinese bronze inscriptions's Encyclopedia of China is recorded as 501222[15].
  • Chinese bronze inscriptions's Encyclopedia of China is recorded as 362628[16].

Why It Matters

Chinese bronze inscriptions draws 162 Wikipedia views per month (writing_system category, ranking #21 of 84).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 17 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[17] It is known by 6 alternative names across languages and contexts.[18]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

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Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [17] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [18] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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