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國字
简 国字 · 繁 國字Mandarin · pinyin guó zì
Meanings
- Chinese character (Hanzi)
- the native script used to write a nation's language
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2–4 · guo2 zi4
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Independent source senses for this spelling, with usage labels retained. Not matched to the pronunciation above.
noun
- (chiefly Taiwan, historical in Mainland China) Chinese character
- national script; national writing system — (of Japan) Japanese characters (kanji); Japanese characters originally invented in Japan; kokuji
- national script; national writing system — (of Korea) hangul (Korean national script)
- national script; national writing system — (obsolete) 'Phags-pa script
- national script; national writing system — (Vietnamese Classical Chinese) chữ Nôm
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