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	There have been '''Chinese alphabets''', that are pre-existing ]s adapted to write down the ]. However, the standard ] uses a non-alphabetic ] with an alphabet for supplementary use.<ref>{{cite web \| title = Does Chinese have an alphabet? \| work = Zhongwen.com - Chinese characters FAQ \| url = http://www.zhongwen.com/x/faq14.htm \| accessdate = 2008-05-31}}</ref> There is no original alphabet native to China. China has its Pinyin system though sometimes the term is used anyway to refer to logographic ]s (''sinograms''). It is more appropriately used, though, for ] such as ]. However, there were attempts to replace the whole ] with ] but failed in the end, so the Chinese characters were kept.{{cn\|date=April 2022}} ] characters replaced ] characters, which the original form is still used today in ], ], and ]. Simplified Chinese is used in ] and ].		There have been '''Chinese alphabets''', that are pre-existing ]s adapted to write down the ]. However, the standard ] uses a non-alphabetic ] with an alphabet for supplementary use.<ref>{{cite web \| title = Does Chinese have an alphabet? \| work = Zhongwen.com - Chinese characters FAQ \| url = http://www.zhongwen.com/x/faq14.htm \| accessdate = 2008-05-31}}</ref> There is no original alphabet native to China. China has its Pinyin system though sometimes the term is used anyway to refer to logographic ]s (''sinograms''). It is more appropriately used, though, for ] such as ]. However, there were attempts to replace the whole ] with ] but failed in the end, so the Chinese characters were kept.{{cn\|date=April 2022}} ] characters replaced ] characters, which the original form is still used today in ], ], and ]. Simplified Chinese is used in ] and ].

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Alphabets adapted for writing Chinese

There have been Chinese alphabets, that are pre-existing alphabets adapted to write down the Chinese language. However, the standard Chinese writing system uses a non-alphabetic script with an alphabet for supplementary use. There is no original alphabet native to China. China has its Pinyin system though sometimes the term is used anyway to refer to logographic Chinese characters (sinograms). It is more appropriately used, though, for phonemic transcriptions such as pinyin. However, there were attempts to replace the whole Chinese script with alphabets but failed in the end, so the Chinese characters were kept. Simplified Chinese characters replaced Traditional Chinese characters, which the original form is still used today in Hong Kong, Taiwan, and Macau. Simplified Chinese is used in mainland China and Singapore.

Alphabetic transcription of Chinese

For the use of the Latin alphabet to transcribe Chinese, see:

Romanization of Chinese in Taiwan
Hanyu Pinyin (a.k.a. Pinyin) – the modern international standard for transcription of Standard Chinese
Wade–Giles
Yale romanization of Mandarin

For the use of Cyrillic script to transcribe Chinese, see:

Cyrillization of Chinese

For the use of the Arabic alphabet to transcribe Chinese, see:

Xiao'erjing

For another phonetic script in widespread use in Taiwan (often called an alphabet but actually a semi-syllabary) see:

Zhuyin fuhao (a.k.a. bopomofo or Zhuyin)

Under the Yuan dynasty (1271–1368), an alphabetic script called 'Phags-pa was used to write Late Middle Chinese (as well as Tibetan and Mongolian). See also Other: Arabic Chinese Alphabet

References

"Does Chinese have an alphabet?". Zhongwen.com - Chinese characters FAQ. Retrieved 2008-05-31.

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	There have been '''Chinese alphabets''', that are pre-existing ]s adapted to write down the ]. However, the standard ] uses a non-alphabetic ] with an alphabet for supplementary use.<ref>{{cite web \| title = Does Chinese have an alphabet? \| work = Zhongwen.com - Chinese characters FAQ \| url = http://www.zhongwen.com/x/faq14.htm \| accessdate = 2008-05-31}}</ref> There is no original alphabet native to China. China has its Pinyin system though sometimes the term is used anyway to refer to logographic ]s (''sinograms''). It is more appropriately used, though, for ] such as ]. However, there were attempts to replace the whole ] with ] but failed in the end, so the Chinese characters were kept.{{cn\|date=April 2022}} ] characters replaced ] characters, which the original form is still used today in ], ], and ]. Simplified Chinese is used in ] and ].		There have been '''Chinese alphabets''', that are pre-existing ]s adapted to write down the ]. However, the standard ] uses a non-alphabetic ] with an alphabet for supplementary use.<ref>{{cite web \| title = Does Chinese have an alphabet? \| work = Zhongwen.com - Chinese characters FAQ \| url = http://www.zhongwen.com/x/faq14.htm \| accessdate = 2008-05-31}}</ref> There is no original alphabet native to China. China has its Pinyin system though sometimes the term is used anyway to refer to logographic ]s (''sinograms''). It is more appropriately used, though, for ] such as ]. However, there were attempts to replace the whole ] with ] but failed in the end, so the Chinese characters were kept.{{cn\|date=April 2022}} ] characters replaced ] characters, which the original form is still used today in ], ], and ]. Simplified Chinese is used in ] and ].