If chinese have seperate characters for each word, how do they fit them all on a keyboard?

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If chinese have seperate characters for each word, how do they fit them all on a keyboard?

2007-01-10 03:26:31 · 2 answers · asked by nat 3 in Society & Culture ➔ Languages

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They do have seperate characters for each word, but they've developed a system where they effectively sound out the words using a simplified collection of 37 characters, each representing a sound.

The wiki articles are pretty good.

2007-01-10 03:43:04 · answer #1 · answered by Javelinl 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋

Hey Nat. Fantastic question. I don't know the answer, but I will wait for someone to post answers to find out.

2007-01-10 11:32:23 · answer #2 · answered by David G 6 · 0⤊ 2⤋