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ISO 15924 · HaniChinese characters
Chinese characters is a logographic writing system, written left-to-right, in use since 1250 BC. In this index it writes 19 languages; the largest group, 15, belongs to the Sino-Tibetan family.
19 languagesQ8201
| Language | ISO | Family | Countries | Speakers | Vitality |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| zhoChinese汉语 | zho | Sino-Tibetan | 1.30 bn | ||
| cmnMandarin Chinese普通话 | cmn | Sino-Tibetan | +4 | 1.07 bn | 1 · National |
| cmnStandard Chinese現代標準漢語 | cmn | Sino-Tibetan | +4 | 897.1 m | |
| wuuWu Chinese吴语 | wuu | Sino-Tibetan | 80.7 m | 5 · Developing | |
| nanSouthern Min閩南語 | nan | Sino-Tibetan | +5 | 48.3 m | 6a · Vigorous |
| hakHakka ChineseHak-kâ-ngî | hak | Sino-Tibetan | +1 | 48.2 m | 5 · Developing |
| cjyJin | cjy | Sino-Tibetan | 46.9 m | 6a · Vigorous | |
| hsnXiang | hsn | Sino-Tibetan | 36 m | 6a · Vigorous | |
| ganGan Chinese贛語 | gan | Sino-Tibetan | 22.1 m | 6a · Vigorous | |
| mnpNorthern Min | mnp | Sino-Tibetan | 11 m | 5 · Developing | |
| cdoEastern MinMìng-dĕ̤ng-ngṳ̄ | cdo | Sino-Tibetan | +2 | 10.3 m | 5 · Developing |
| hnmHainanese | hnm | Sino-Tibetan | +1 | 1.1 m | |
| iumIu Mien | ium | Hmong–Mien | +4 | 820,000 | 5 · Developing |
| lbcLakkja | lbc | Kra–Dai | 9,000 | 6a · Vigorous | |
| lzhClassical Chinese文言文 | lzh | Sino-Tibetan | |||
| ochOld Chinese | och | Sino-Tibetan | |||
| czoMin Zhong | czo | Sino-Tibetan | 6a · Vigorous | ||
| xngMiddle Mongolian | xng | Mongolic | |||
| pkcBaekje | pkc | Koreanic |
19 languages · click a column to sort · source: Wikidata