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表意文字

Mandarin · pinyin biǎo yì wén zì

Meanings

  1. ideograph
  2. ideographical writing system
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表
biǎo · show, express, manifest, display
意
yì · thought, idea, opinion; think
文
wén · literature, culture, writing
字
zì · letter, character, word
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3–4–2–4 · biao3 yi4 wen2 zi4

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

biu2 ji3 man4 zi6

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biu2 ji3 man4 zi6

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noun

  1. ideogram
  2. ideographic writing system

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