Chinese characters

Summary

Chinese characters is a logographic writing system^[1]. It ranks in the top 8% of logographic_writing_system entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (6,530 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Chinese characters is the creator of Cangjie^[3].
• Chinese characters's instance of is recorded as logographic writing system^[4].
• Chinese characters's instance of is recorded as natural writing system^[5].
• Chinese characters's instance of is recorded as writing system^[6].
• Chinese characters's based on is recorded as proto-writing^[7].
• Chinese characters is a type of writing system^[8].
• Chinese characters is a type of logographic writing system^[9].
• Chinese characters is part of Chinese^[10].
• Chinese characters is part of CJK^[11].
• Chinese characters is part of Han with Bopomofo^[12].
• Chinese characters's Commons category is recorded as Chinese writing^[13].
• Chinese characters's language of work or name is recorded as Chinese^[14].
• Chinese characters's language of work or name is recorded as Japanese^[15].
• Chinese characters's language of work or name is recorded as Korean^[16].
• Chinese characters's language of work or name is recorded as Okinawan^[17].
• Chinese characters's language of work or name is recorded as Vietnamese^[18].
• Chinese characters's language of work or name is recorded as Zhuang^[19].
• Chinese characters's country of origin is recorded as China^[20].
• Chinese characters comprises CJKV stroke^[21].
• Chinese characters comprises Chinese character radical^[22].
• Chinese characters comprises hanzi component^[23].
• 1250 BC marks the founding of Chinese characters^[24].
• Chinese characters's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Han script characters^[25].
• Chinese characters's Commons gallery is recorded as Chinese characters^[26].
• Chinese characters's facet of is recorded as Chinese^[27].

Body

Definition and Type

Recorded instance of include logographic writing system^[4], natural writing system^[5], and writing system^[6]. Recorded subclass of include writing system^[8] and logographic writing system^[9].

Origins

1250 BC marks the founding of Chinese characters^[24].

Use and Application

Components include CJKV stroke^[21], a character^[28]; Chinese character radical^[22]; and hanzi component^[23]. Part of include Chinese^[10], a macrolanguage^[29], in People's Republic of China^[30]; CJK^[11], a group^[31]; and Han with Bopomofo^[12], a writing system^[32].

Why It Matters

Chinese characters ranks in the top 8% of logographic_writing_system entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (6,530 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[33] It is known by 86 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[34]

It has been cited as an influence by Tangut script^[35], a constructed writing system^[36], founded in 1036^[37].

FAQs

Who did Chinese characters influence?

Chinese characters has been cited as an influence by Tangut script^[35].