Chữ Hán
Chinese characters used in the Vietnamese traditional writing system / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Chữ Hán, meaning 'Han characters' in Vietnamese, refers to Chinese characters used in Vietnam. They were employed for writing Literary Chinese (Hán văn) and Sino-Vietnamese words in the Vietnamese language. Vietnam started using Chữ Hán during the Han dynasty's rule over the Red River Delta region, persisting until the early 20th century (111 BC – 1919 AD). However, as Literary Chinese lost its prominence with the end of Confucian court examinations, Chữ Hán gradually faded from use.[1][2]
Quick Facts Chữ Hán, Script type ...
Chữ Hán Chữ Nho | |
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Script type | Logographic
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Time period | 3rd century BC – 20th century AD, present (limited usage) |
Direction | Top-to-bottom, columns from right to left (traditional) |
Languages | Literary Chinese, Vietnamese (written in chữ Nôm) |
Related scripts | |
Parent systems | Oracle bone script
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Child systems | Chữ Nôm |
Sister systems | Kanji, Hanja, Zhuyin, traditional Chinese, simplified Chinese, Khitan script, Jurchen script, Tangut script, Yi script |
This article contains phonetic transcriptions in the International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA). For an introductory guide on IPA symbols, see Help:IPA. For the distinction between [ ], / / and ⟨ ⟩, see IPA § Brackets and transcription delimiters. |
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