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On the Nature of Chinese Characters

Zhou Dan-ping

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This essay aims to describe the nature of Chinese characters from the angle of their characteristics.The nature of the Chinese written language is decided by the nature of the single characters.Characters contain their own pronunciation or meanings with the forms of moden Chinese words.As a matter of fact,the Chinese language shares the nature of a syllable language.

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This essay aims to describe the nature of Chinese characters from the angle of their characteristics.The nature of the Chinese written language is decided by the nature of the single characters.Characters contain their own pronunciation or meanings with the forms of moden Chinese words.As a matter of fact,the Chinese language shares the nature of a syllable language.

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This essay aims to describe the nature of Chinese characters from the angle of their characteristics.The nature of the Chinese written language is decided by the nature of the single characters.Characters contain their own pronunciation or meanings with the forms of moden Chinese words.As a matter of fact,the Chinese language shares the nature of a syllable language.

Key concepts: Pronunciation, Linguistics, Chinese characters, Chinese language, Syllable, Standard Chinese, Philosophy

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