What is Zhuyin Fuhao?
Q: What is Zhuyin Fuhao?
A: Zhuyin Fuhao is a type of sound-based writing for the Chinese language.
Q: What is another name for Zhuyin Fuhao?
A: Zhuyin Fuhao is commonly called bopomofo.
Q: What are "bo", "po", "mo" and "fo" in the Chinese language?
A: "Bo", "po", "mo" and "fo" are the first four of the conventional ordering of available syllables in the Chinese language.
Q: How have the four syllables of "bo", "po", "mo" and "fo" been used?
A: The four syllables together have been used to refer to many different phonetic systems.
Q: What does "bopomofo" mean for Chinese speakers who were first introduced to the Zhuyin system?
A: For Chinese speakers who were first introduced to the Zhuyin system, "bopomofo" means Zhuyin Fuhao.
Q: How are the Zhuyin characters represented in typographic fonts?
A: The Zhuyin characters are represented in typographic fonts as if drawn with an ink brush (as in Regular Script).
Q: Where are the Zhuyin characters encoded in Unicode?
A: The Zhuyin characters are encoded in Unicode in the bopomofo block, in the range U+3105 ... U+312D.
