Jurchen script
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The Jurchen script (Jurchen: /dʒu ʃə bitxə/ ;Chinese: 女真文 [1]) was the writing system used to write the Jurchen language, the language of the Jurchen people who created the Jin Empire in northeastern China in the 12th–13th centuries. It was derived from the Khitan script, which in turn was derived from Chinese (Han characters).[2] The script has only been decoded to a small extent.
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Jurchen script | |
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Script type | and phonogram |
Creator | Wanyan Xiyin |
Time period | 12th century – 16th century |
Direction | Left-to-right |
Languages | Jurchen language, ancestral to Manchu language |
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ISO 15924 | |
ISO 15924 | Jurc (510), Jurchen |
This article contains phonetic transcriptions in the International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA). For an introductory guide on IPA symbols, see Help:IPA. For the distinction between [ ], / / and ⟨ ⟩, see IPA § Brackets and transcription delimiters. |
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The Jurchen script is part of the Chinese family of scripts.[3]