Zhuyin
Proper noun
Meaning
Zhuyin
Bopomofo, Zhuyin fuhao
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.
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.
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.
They are typically omitted in Zhuyin (Bopomofo).
Syllables based on pinyin and zhuyin can also be compared by looking at the following articles: * Pinyin table * Zhuyin table There are also at least two systems of cyrillization for Chinese.
Zhuyin developed out of a form of Chinese shorthand based on Chinese characters in the early 1900s and has elements of both an alphabet and a syllabary.