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Written Chinese symbols are logograms adopted from Oracle Bone Script. Chinese writing is on of the most widely adopted script systems in the world. Each adaptation of it has a different name and slightly different character variations. In Mandarin Chinese the characters are called hanzi.
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RafaChinese uses symbols representing whole words and ideas. They are called pictograms or characters.
The Chinese language uses more than 20,000 Characters regularly, with an estimated 70,000+ characters in existence.
Chinese also occasionally uses an alphabetic system called Bopomofo, and a Latin alphabet system called Pinyin.
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What was Chinese writing written on?
Paper.
What is the oldest type of writing used today?
Probably a form of Chinese writing.
What was the name of the greek writing system?
The name of the greek writing system is Cuniform.
What is Peking's name origin?
The name Peking originates from the Chinese characters which are the name for Peking in Chinese. Peking is the atonal pinyin for the pronunciation of the word in Mandarin.
What was Xia?
Xia can be a given name in Chinese
