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| '''] is not an ]ic ].'''<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> Rather, it is a ] script based on ]s, though there also exist alphabetic systems to ] ]. | '''] is not an ]ic ].'''<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> Rather, it is a ] script based on ]s, though there also exist alphabetic systems to ] ]. | ||
| ==Alphabetic transcription of Chinese== | |||
| For the use of the ] to transcribe Chinese, see: | |||
| *] | |||
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| *] (a.k.a. ''Pinyin'') - the modern international standard for transcription of ] | |||
| *] | |||
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| For the use of the ] to transcribe Chinese, see: | |||
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| For the use of the ] to transcribe Chinese, see: | |||
| *] | |||
| For another phonetic script in widespread use in ] (often called an alphabet but actually a ]) see: | |||
| *] (a.k.a. ''bopomofo'' or ''Zhuyin'') | |||
| ==See also== | ==See also== | ||
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Written Chinese is not an alphabetic script. Rather, it is a logographic script based on Chinese characters, though there also exist alphabetic systems to transcribe spoken Chinese.
See also
References
- "Does Chinese have an alphabet?". Zhongwen.com - Chinese characters FAQ. Retrieved 2008-05-31.