Zhuyin alphabet
English
Etymology
Zhuyin + alphabet.
Noun
Zhuyin alphabet (plural Zhuyin alphabets)
- The 37/40 letter alphabet consisting of the following letters:
- ㄅ ㄆ ㄇ ㄈ ㄉ ㄊ ㄋ ㄌ ㄍ ㄎ ㄏ ㄐ ㄑ ㄒ ㄓ ㄔ ㄕ ㄖ ㄗ ㄘ ㄙ ㄚ ㄛ ㄜ ㄝ ㄞ ㄟ ㄠ ㄡ ㄢ ㄣ ㄤ ㄥ ㄦ ㄧ ㄨ ㄩ ㄪ ㄫ ㄬ ㄭ
- any relatively minor variation of the 37-letter Zhuyin alphabet
Usage notes
The Zhuyin alphabet is used in variant forms by many languages, including Mandarin, Min Nan, Hakka, indigineous Formosan languages, Chinese braille.
Synonyms
- Zhuyin script, Zhuyin fuhao script, Jhuyin fuhao script, Jhuyin script, Bopomofo script, Bopomo script, Zhuyin alphabet, Zhuyin fuhao alphabet, Jhuyin fuhao alphabet, Jhuyin alphabet, Bopomofo alphabet, Bopomo alphabet
See also
- Appendix:Zhuyin script
- Zhuyin fuhao
- bopomofo
- ㄅㄆㄇㄈ