syllabic writing system; syllabary
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Meanings
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syllabic writing system; syllabary (a phonetic writing system where characters represent entire syllables rather than individual sounds or words)
technicalContrasts with alphabetic systems (字母文字) where symbols represent phonemes, and logographic systems (表意文字) like Chinese where symbols represent morphemes. Examples include Japanese kana, ancient Linear B, and some scripts used for Native American languages.
Rì日
yǔ语
de的
jiǎ假
míng名
shì是
yī一
zhǒng种
diǎn典
xíng型
de的
yīn音
jié节
wén文
zì字
。
Japanese kana is a typical example of a syllabic writing system.
Yǔ与
zì字
mǔ母
wén文
zì字
bù不
tóng同
，
yīn音
jié节
wén文
zì字
de的
měi每
gè个
zì字
fú符
dài代
biǎo表
yī一
gè个
wán完
zhěng整
de的
yīn音
jié节
。
Unlike alphabetic writing systems, each character in a syllabary represents a complete syllable.
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Fàn梵
wén文
hé和
gǔ古
Xī希
là腊
de的
xiàn线
xìng性
wén文
zì字
BB
dōu都
shǔ属
yú于
yīn音
jié节
wén文
zì字
xì系
tǒng统
。
Sanskrit and ancient Greek Linear B both belong to syllabic writing systems.