how many characters are in the chinese language?

GEO · #1 (**permalink**) 03-16-2008, 08:01 PM

I'm doing a research project at my high school and this is one of the things that I need to know

Adam M · #2 (**permalink**) 03-16-2008, 08:04 PM

about 10,000

Profuy · #3 (**permalink**) 03-16-2008, 08:04 PM

The number of Chinese characters contained in the Kangxi dictionary is approximately 47,035, although a large number of these are rarely used variants accumulated throughout history. Studies carried out in China have shown that full literacy requires a knowledge of between three and four thousand characters

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