Standard Chinese

Summary

Standard Chinese is a standard language^[1]. It ranks in the top 10% of standard_language entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (9,785 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Standard Chinese is in the country of People's Republic of China^[3].
• Standard Chinese is in the country of Brunei^[4].
• Standard Chinese is in the country of Taiwan^[5].
• Standard Chinese is in the country of Indonesia^[6].
• Standard Chinese is in the country of Malaysia^[7].
• Standard Chinese is in the country of Philippines^[8].
• Standard Chinese's instance of is recorded as standard language^[9].
• Standard Chinese's instance of is recorded as technical standard^[10].
• Standard Chinese's instance of is recorded as language^[11].
• Standard Chinese's instance of is recorded as modern language^[12].
• Standard Chinese's instance of is recorded as pluricentric language^[13].
• Standard Chinese is a type of Beijing Mandarin^[14].
• Standard Chinese is a type of Chinese^[15].
• Standard Chinese's writing system is recorded as Chinese characters^[16].
• Standard Chinese's writing system is recorded as Standard Chinese Braille^[17].
• Standard Chinese's writing system is recorded as Taiwanese Braille^[18].
• Standard Chinese's writing system is recorded as Two-Cell Chinese Braille^[19].
• Standard Chinese comprises Standard Mandarin tones^[20].
• Standard Chinese comprises Putonghua^[21].
• Standard Chinese comprises Standard Taiwanese Mandarin^[22].
• Standard Chinese comprises Singaporean Mandarin^[23].
• Standard Chinese comprises Malaysian Mandarin^[24].
• Standard Chinese's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Standard Chinese^[25].
• Standard Chinese's number of speakers, writers, or signers is recorded as {'amount': '+897071810'}^[26].
• Standard Chinese's number of speakers, writers, or signers is recorded as {'amount': '+193880000'}^[27].

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Definition and Type

Recorded instance of include standard language^[9], technical standard^[10], language^[11], modern language^[12], and pluricentric language^[13]. Recorded subclass of include Beijing Mandarin^[14] and Chinese^[15].

Use and Application

Components include Standard Mandarin tones^[20]; Putonghua^[21], a standard language^[28], in People's Republic of China^[29]; Standard Taiwanese Mandarin^[22], an official language^[30], in Republic of China^[31]; Singaporean Mandarin^[23], a dialect^[32]; and Malaysian Mandarin^[24], a dialect^[33].

Why It Matters

Standard Chinese ranks in the top 10% of standard_language entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (9,785 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 22 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[34] It is known by 96 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[35]