Meaning & use
sinography
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The study of the Chinese writing system, or the use of Chinese characters to write other languages.
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Her dissertation on sinography examined how Chinese characters were adapted to write Vietnamese.
Scholars of sinography trace how logographic writing spread across East Asia.
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A specialized academic term used mainly in linguistics and East Asian studies.
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