01OVERVIEW
Front Matter
SCRIPT · PROFILE
Jurchen Script
Script of the Jurchen people of the Jin dynasty (1115–1234), created by Wanyan Xiyin in 1119 under the influence of Chinese and Khitan.
Script of the Jurchen people of the Jin dynasty (1115–1234), created by Wanyan Xiyin in 1119 under the influence of Chinese and Khitan. Even after the Jin was conquered by the Mongols, it continued in some regions. Its descendant, the Manchu script, became the official script of the Qing dynasty and is still used in Inner Mongolia today.
04SPECIMEN
The Letters
Signs · Unicode · TypesSample GlyphsClick to copy
Glyph evolution
Form change over time
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06MECHANICS
Reading Mechanics
Direction · Method↔
Direction
Top to Bottom (TTB)
Written top to bottom.
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System
Logo-syllabic
⌨
Input method
Direct Unicode input
Keyboard layout
Standard IME · input chart
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07LINEAGE
The Lineage
Family · DescendantsPhylogeny
Ancestors & descendants
Phylogeny
08REACH