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Question
What are the main features of the Chinese script?
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Solution
The main features of Chinese script were following
- A Chinese script is a form of picture writing. Each picture represents an idea.
- The Chinese language does not have any alphabet.
- There were about 40,000 word-pictures making the script complex and difficult.
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