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Chinese characters

Chinese characters is the plural of Chinese character.

Meaning of Chinese character

Noun

Chinese character (plural Chinese characters)

  1. Any character used in the written form of several languages of China, Japan, Korea and Vietnam.
    • There are no Publick Schools in all China (though ſome Writers have erroneouſly ſet forth the contrary) but every perſon chuſes his own Maſter, by whom he is taught in his Houſe, at his own charge. And in regard of the great difficulty in teaching the Chineſe Characters, in reſpect of their vaſt...1669, John Nievhoff, translated by John Ogilby, An Embassy from the Eaſt-India Company of the United Provinces, to the Grand Tartar Cham Emperour of China, London: John Macock, page 163
  2. Any member of the species Cilix glaucata of moths.

Questions about Chinese characters

What is Chinese characters the plural of?
Chinese characters is the plural of Chinese character.

Words near Chinese characters in the dictionary

  1. Chinese Camp
  2. Chinese cassia
  3. Chinese celeries
  4. Chinese celery
  5. Chinese character
  6. Chinese characters
  7. chinese checkers
  8. Chinese chequers
  9. Chinese cherries
  10. Chinese cherry
  11. Chinese chess

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