Bopomofo
semi-syllabary used for transcribing Chinese languages, particularly Mandarin
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Summary
Bopomofo is a constructed writing system[1]. Bopomofo draws 4,896 Wikipedia views per month (constructed writing system category, ranking #3 of 27).[2]
Key Facts
- Creator: Commission on the Unification of Pronunciation[3]
- Instance of: phonetic alphabet[4], semi-syllabary[5], unicase alphabet[6]
- Based on: clerical script[7]
- Part of: Han with Bopomofo[8]
- Commons category: Bopomofo[9]
- Language of work or name: Mandarin[10]
- Has part(s): Bopomofo character[11]
- Inception: 1910[12]
- Topic's main category: Category:Bopomofo[13]
- Described by source: Q106914768[14]
- Script directionality: left-to-right[15], bi-directional text[16], top-to-bottom[17], vertical right-to-left[18]
- Official name: 注音符號[19], 注音符号[20]
- Native label: 注音符號[21], ㄓㄨˋ ㄧㄣ ㄈㄨˊ ㄏㄠˋ[22], ㄅㄆㄇㄈ[23]
- Name: Bopomofo[24]
- Derivative work: Taiwanese Phonetic Symbols[25]
- Unicode range: U+3100-312F,U+31A0-31BF[26]
Why It Matters
Bopomofo has Wikipedia articles in 24 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[27] Bopomofo is known by 30 alternative names across languages and contexts.[28]