<Table> <Tr> <Th_colspan="2"> Chinese writing </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Type </Th> <Td> Logographic </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Languages </Th> <Td> Chinese, Japanese, Korean (occasionally), Okinawan, Vietnamese (formerly), Mulam </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Time period </Th> <Td> Bronze Age China to present </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Parent systems </Th> <Td> Oracle Bone Script <Ul> <Li> Chinese writing </Li> </Ul> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Direction </Th> <Td> Left - to - right </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> ISO 15924 </Th> <Td> Hani, 500 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Unicode alias </Th> <Td> Han </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="2"> This article contains IPA phonetic symbols . Without proper rendering support, you may see question marks, boxes, or other symbols instead of Unicode characters . For an introductory guide on IPA symbols, see Help: IPA . </Td> </Tr> </Table> <Tr> <Th_colspan="2"> Chinese writing </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Type </Th> <Td> Logographic </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Languages </Th> <Td> Chinese, Japanese, Korean (occasionally), Okinawan, Vietnamese (formerly), Mulam </Td> </Tr>

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