Word info

Bopomofo

Proper noun

Meaning

bopomofo

Name for Zhuyin Fuhao used by ISO and Unicode.

Bopomofo

Alternative spelling of bopomofo

Source: en.wiktionary.org

Phrases with the word

Examples

Although bopomofo characters are reminiscent of katakana script, there is no source to substantiate the claim that Katakana was the basis for the zhuyin system. Source: Internet

Comparison of orthographies Here the different orthographies are compared: *Note: The bopomofo extended characters in the zhuyin row require a UTF-8 font capable of displaying Unicode values 31A0–31B7 (ex. Source: Internet

Here is an example of the Chinese ruby characters for Beijing (" 北京 main"): In Taiwan, the syllabary used for Chinese ruby characters is Zhuyin fuhao (also known as Bopomofo); in mainland China pinyin is used. Source: Internet

Pinyin has also become the dominant method for entering Chinese text into computers in Mainland China, in contrast to Taiwan where Bopomofo is most commonly used. Source: Internet

See also * Japanese writing system * Bopomofo (Zhùyīn fúhào, "phonetic symbols"), a phonetic system of 37 characters for writing Chinese developed in the 1900s and common in Taiwan. Source: Internet

They are typically omitted in Zhuyin (Bopomofo). Source: Internet

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