Zhuyin alphabet

English

Etymology

Zhuyin + alphabet.

Noun

Zhuyin alphabet (plural Zhuyin alphabets)

1. The 37/40 letter alphabet consisting of the following letters:

   ㄅ ㄆ ㄇ ㄈ ㄉ ㄊ ㄋ ㄌ ㄍ ㄎ ㄏ ㄐ ㄑ ㄒ ㄓ ㄔ ㄕ ㄖ ㄗ ㄘ ㄙ ㄚ ㄛ ㄜ ㄝ ㄞ ㄟ ㄠ ㄡ ㄢ ㄣ ㄤ ㄥ ㄦ ㄧ ㄨ ㄩ ㄪ ㄫ ㄬ ㄭ

2. any relatively minor variation of the 37-letter Zhuyin alphabet

Usage notes

The Zhuyin alphabet is used in variant forms by many languages, including Mandarin, Min Nan, Hakka, indigenous Formosan languages, Chinese braille.

Synonyms

• Zhuyin script, Zhuyin fuhao script, Jhuyin fuhao script, Jhuyin script, Bopomofo script, Bopomo script, Zhuyin alphabet, Zhuyin fuhao alphabet, Jhuyin fuhao alphabet, Jhuyin alphabet, Bopomofo alphabet, Bopomo alphabet

See also

• Appendix:Zhuyin script
• Zhuyin fuhao
• bopomofo
• ㄅㄆㄇㄈ