Chinese

ISO 639-3: zhoLiving9 writing systems

Chinese is a language catalogued in the ISO 639-3 standard (code: zho). Scripts with multiple-source attestation are Han with Bopomofo (alias for Han + Bopomofo) (ISO 15924: Hanb), Arabic (ISO 15924: Arab), Bopomofo (ISO 15924: Bopo), Latin (ISO 15924: Latn), Han (Traditional variant) (ISO 15924: Hant), Phags-pa (ISO 15924: Phag), Han (Simplified variant) (ISO 15924: Hans) and Han (Hanzi, Kanji, Hanja) (ISO 15924: Hani). Braille notation is also recorded through multiple-source attestation.

Writing Systems

Source agreement does not establish current usage, official status, dates or region. Evidence definitions and sources.

Han with Bopomofo (alias for Han + Bopomofo)
Logographic
Multiple-source attestation
ISO 15924: Hanb
Chinese in Han with Bopomofo (alias for Han + Bopomofo)
Arabic
Abjad
Multiple-source attestation
ISO 15924: ArabFamily: Semitic / AramaicOrigin: Middle EastLiving
Chinese in ArabicArabicArabic SupplementArabic Extended-B+3 more blocks →
Bopomofo
Syllabary
Multiple-source attestation
ISO 15924: BopoFamily: Chinese PhoneticOrigin: East AsiaLiving
Chinese in BopomofoBopomofoBopomofo Extended
Latin
Alphabet
Multiple-source attestation
ISO 15924: LatnFamily: LatinOrigin: Mediterranean / EuropeLiving
Chinese in LatinBasic LatinLatin-1 SupplementLatin Extended-A+7 more blocks →
Han (Traditional variant)
Logographic
Multiple-source attestation
ISO 15924: Hant
Chinese in Han (Traditional variant)
Phags-pa
Abugida
Multiple-source attestation
ISO 15924: PhagFamily: Tibetan-derivedOrigin: Central AsiaHistorical
Chinese in Phags-paPhags-pa
Han (Simplified variant)
Logographic
Multiple-source attestation
ISO 15924: Hans
Chinese in Han (Simplified variant)
Han (Hanzi, Kanji, Hanja)
Logographic
Multiple-source attestation
ISO 15924: HaniFamily: East Asian / HanOrigin: East AsiaLiving
Chinese in Han (Hanzi, Kanji, Hanja)CJK Radicals SupplementKangxi RadicalsCJK Symbols and Punctuation+11 more blocks →
Braille
Notation / Other
Multiple-source attestation
ISO 15924: Brai
Chinese in Braille

Cached CLDR Character Repertoires

Main charactersLatin

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Auxiliary characters

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Character repertoire: CLDR 48.0.0, locale zh-Latn, Unicode Licence v3. Preview capped at 192 entries, not a complete ordered alphabet. Explore Chinese in Latin: full source, limitations, fonts and keyboards.