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How is the Chinese writing system different from a writing system that uses an
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Chinese writing uses a series of characters that make individual words; the alphabet system uses pictographs and ideographs.
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Chinese writing is a variation of hieroglyphics and cuneiform; the alphabet system uses a series of characters that make individual words.
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The alphabet system uses a series of characters that makes individual words; Chinese writing uses pictographs and ideographs.
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The alphabet system is a variation of hieroglyphics and cuneiform; Chinese writing uses pictographs and ideographs.
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -In older literature, Chinese characters in general may be referred to as ideograms, due to the misconception that characters represented ideas directly, whereas some people assert that they do so only through association with the spoken word.
Detailed explanation-2: -Unique Writing System The Chinese language is the only pictographic languages still in use. For comparison, Ancient Egypts Hieroglyphics are an example of a pictographic language. This means the writing system has not evolved to include its own alphabet or syllabary.
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