http://yedda.com/questions/languages_society_culture_149730814405815/?src=rss:qb:qbsHow many letters in chinese alphabet? en-ushttp://static1.yeddacdn.com/images/Logo132X46_rmt9c1d22d.jpghttp://yedda.com/questions/languages_society_culture_149730814405815/?src=rss:qb:qbsHow many letters in chinese alphabet? http://yedda.com/questions/languages_society_culture_149730814405815/?src=rss:qb:qbi<p>How many letters in chinese alphabet?</p>simple123simple12324questionThu, 15 Oct 2009 05:42:42 GMThttp://yedda.com/questions/languages_society_culture_149730814405815/?src=rss:qb:qbihttp://yedda.com/questions/languages_society_culture_149730814405815/nbsp_alphabet_Chinese_Instead_862317262143370?src=rss:qb:qbi<p> No alphabet in Chinese. Instead, the Chinese language uses a series of symbols...</p> <p>The Kangxi Dictionary shows 47,035 characters, although many are not commonly used...</p>MasterflaggerMasterflaggeranswer4.0Thu, 15 Oct 2009 05:49:11 GMThttp://yedda.com/questions/languages_society_culture_149730814405815/nbsp_alphabet_Chinese_Instead_862317262143370?src=rss:qb:qbihttp://yedda.com/questions/languages_society_culture_149730814405815/Unlike_English_alphabet_Chinese_627431579370832?src=rss:qb:qbi<p>  This is according to Google.  Unlike English, there is no alphabet in Chinese.  Instead, the Chinese language uses a series of symbols, each symbol having its own meaning, instead of putting letters together to form words that have meaning.  Each symbol stands for a spoken syllable.  The Kangxi Dictionary shows 47,035 characters.</p>DB LadyDB Ladyfemale56answer3.0Thu, 15 Oct 2009 05:53:15 GMThttp://yedda.com/questions/languages_society_culture_149730814405815/Unlike_English_alphabet_Chinese_627431579370832?src=rss:qb:qbihttp://yedda.com/questions/languages_society_culture_149730814405815/26_letters_Chinese_Alphabet_English_518818213137069?src=rss:qb:qbi<p>There are 26 letters in the Chinese Alphabet just like in the English alphabet, but in Chinese there are 23 consonants and 24 vowels from a combination of the 26 letters. They are<span style="font-weight:bold;"> as follows:</span></p> <p>26 letters: a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z<strong/></p> <p>23 consonants: b p m f d t n l g k h j q x zh ch sh r z c s y w </p> <p>24 vowels: a o e i u v ai ei ui ao ou iu ie ve er an en in un vn ang eng ing ong </p> <p> <br/>Answer from Jennifer Zhu, Professional Chinese Teacher from eChineseLearning <br/>Live Teachers from China! <br/><a href="http://www.echineselearning.com/free-trial/index.html?ecl=ptEEEEEEye101502">http://www.echineselearning.com/free-trial/index.html</a>?ecl=ptEEEEEEye101502 </p>Jennifer ZhuJennifer Zhu24answer3.0Thu, 15 Oct 2009 06:08:14 GMThttp://yedda.com/questions/languages_society_culture_149730814405815/26_letters_Chinese_Alphabet_English_518818213137069?src=rss:qb:qbi