Bopomofo
OriginChina/Taiwan
Earliest1913
TypeSyllabary
About Bopomofo
The official phonetic alphabet of China, also called Zhuyin. 37 symbols derived from Chinese character shapes plus tone marks. Named from its first four letters. Standard in Taiwanese elementary schools for teaching reading. Used to annotate characters in dictionaries and textbooks.
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