Simplified Chinese

written Chinese language using a simplified set of Chinese characters, used in People's Republic of China, Singapore, Malaysia
Intangible written_language Q13414913
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Simplified Chinese

Summary

Simplified Chinese is a written language[1]. It draws 114 Wikipedia views per month (written_language category, ranking #5 of 7).[2]

Key Facts

  • Simplified Chinese's instance of is recorded as written language[3].
  • Simplified Chinese's instance of is recorded as writing system[4].
  • Simplified Chinese's subclass of is recorded as written Chinese language[5].
  • Simplified Chinese's writing system is recorded as simplified Chinese characters[6].
  • Simplified Chinese's IETF language tag is recorded as zh-Hans[7].
  • Simplified Chinese's Wikimedia language code is recorded as zh-hans[8].
  • Simplified Chinese's opposite of is recorded as Traditional Chinese[9].
  • Simplified Chinese's country of origin is recorded as People's Republic of China[10].
  • +1956-01-31T00:00:00Z marks the founding of Simplified Chinese[11].
  • Simplified Chinese's Art & Architecture Thesaurus ID is recorded as 300388115[12].
  • Simplified Chinese's different from is recorded as abbreviated Chinese character[13].
  • Simplified Chinese's different from is recorded as simplified Chinese characters[14].
  • Simplified Chinese's uses is recorded as simplified Chinese characters[15].
  • Simplified Chinese's uses is recorded as legacy Chinese character[16].
  • Simplified Chinese's Google Knowledge Graph ID is recorded as /g/11bc5n6y_5[17].
  • Simplified Chinese's Zhihu topic ID is recorded as 20381615[18].
  • Simplified Chinese's POSIX locale identifier is recorded as zh_Hans[19].
  • Simplified Chinese's GitHub topic is recorded as chinese-simplified[20].
  • Simplified Chinese's ScienceDirect topic ID is recorded as biochemistry-genetics-and-molecular-biology/simplified-chinese-script[21].
  • Simplified Chinese's ScienceDirect topic ID is recorded as medicine-and-dentistry/simplified-chinese-script[22].
  • Simplified Chinese's Danbooru tag is recorded as simplified_chinese_text[23].

Why It Matters

Simplified Chinese draws 114 Wikipedia views per month (written_language category, ranking #5 of 7).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 6 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[24] It is known by 17 alternative names across languages and contexts.[25]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
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  17. [19] . github.com. Retrieved . github.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
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Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [24] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [25] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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