Chinese phonetic notation system established by the Republic of China in 1913. Still used in Taiwan for education and input methods.
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What does it look like?
Representative glyphs and samples
◈Sample Glyphs(click to copy)
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Origins & History
Origins, history and genealogy
✦Key Features
Phonetic system for Mandarin, adopted in 1913. Used in Taiwan instead of Pinyin for dictionaries, children's education, and input methods.
↔Writing direction: Top to Bottom (TTB)
U+Unicode Information
Total Characters
37
Sample Code Points(click to copy)
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How is it used?
Glyph evolution, keyboard & Unicode
◎Glyph Evolution
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⌨Keyboard Layout
Bopomofo Keyboard (Zhuyin)
Phonetic notation system for Chinese used in Taiwan. 37 symbols.
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
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💡 Bopomofo used in Taiwanese elementary education for teaching Chinese pronunciation. Alternative to Pinyin.
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Where is it used?
Languages, countries and users
🌐Usage
Languages
Mandarin Chinese
Countries
Taiwan
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