Manchu script

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alphabetic writing system historical script vertical script

Manchu script is a vertical alphabetic writing system historically used for the Manchu language and Qing dynasty administration, derived from and closely related to the Classical Mongolian script.

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All labels observed (2)

Label	Occurrences
Manchu script canonical	7
traditional Manchu script	1

Statements (50)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	alphabetic writing system ⓘ historical script ⓘ vertical script ⓘ
associatedWith	Qing imperial seals ⓘ bilingual Manchu-Chinese coin legends ⓘ
closelyRelatedTo	Classical Mongolian script ⓘ
currentStatus	limited contemporary use ⓘ primarily of historical and scholarly interest ⓘ
derivedFrom	Classical Mongolian script ⓘ
developedInCentury	17th century ⓘ
developedUnder	Later Jin ⓘ surface form: Later Jin dynasty Qing dynasty ⓘ
directionRelativeToChinese	shares vertical orientation but different column order ⓘ
hasFeature	diacritics for vowels ⓘ final letter forms ⓘ initial letter forms ⓘ medial letter forms ⓘ positional letter forms ⓘ punctuation marks distinct from Chinese ⓘ separate letters for consonants ⓘ special letters for Chinese loanwords ⓘ
hasTransliterationSystem	Latin transliteration ⓘ
historicallyUsedBy	Manchu ⓘ surface form: Manchu people Qing imperial bureaucracy ⓘ
influencedBy	Old Uyghur alphabet ⓘ surface form: Old Uyghur script
ISO15924Code	Mong ⓘ
officialScriptOf	Qing dynasty ⓘ
primaryRegion	Manchuria ⓘ Manchuria ⓘ surface form: Northeast China
scriptFamily	Brahmic-derived scripts ⓘ Classical Mongolian script ⓘ surface form: Mongolic scripts
standardizedDuring	reign of Hong Taiji ⓘ
UnicodeBlock	Mongolian ⓘ
usedFor	Buddhist texts ⓘ Manchu ⓘ surface form: Manchu language Qing dynasty administration ⓘ administrative documents ⓘ bilingual Manchu-Chinese archives ⓘ genealogies ⓘ imperial edicts ⓘ shamanic texts ⓘ
usedForLanguage	Manchu ⓘ Xibe ⓘ
writingDirection	left-to-right in columns ⓘ top-to-bottom ⓘ
writingMedium	paper ⓘ silk ⓘ stone inscriptions ⓘ
writingMode	cursive-like connected letters ⓘ
writingSystemType	alphabetic ⓘ

Referenced by (8)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Classical Mongolian script → relatedScript → Manchu script ⓘ

Manchu → writingSystem → Manchu script ⓘ

Xibe → writingSystem → Manchu script ⓘ

Sogdian alphabet → influenced → Manchu script ⓘ

Old Uyghur alphabet → influenced → Manchu script ⓘ

Xibe script → derivedFrom → Manchu script ⓘ

Xibe script → closelyResembles → Manchu script ⓘ

this entity surface form: traditional Manchu script

Later Jin → usedScript → Manchu script ⓘ