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On 30 September 2021, it was proposed that this article be moved to Han characters. The result of the discussion was not moved.

Section sizes

Section size for Chinese characters (55 sections)
Section name	Byte count	Section total
(Top)	6,093	6,093
Development	2,645	2,645
Classification	2,419	15,245
Structural analysis	2,131	2,131
Semantographs	22	4,179
Pictographs	1,652	1,652
Indicatives	779	779
Compound ideographs	1,726	1,726
Phonographs	20	2,154
Phono-semantic compounds	2,134	2,134
Loangraphs	1,770	1,770
Signs	414	414
Traditional Shuowen Jiezi classification	2,178	2,178
History	1,449	18,333
Traditional invention narrative	2,060	2,060
Neolithic	1,088	1,088
Oracle bone script	3,702	3,702
Zhou scripts	2,246	2,246
Qin unification and small seal script	1,071	1,071
Clerical script	2,033	2,033
Cursive and semi-cursive	2,470	2,470
Regular script	2,214	2,214
Structure	3,393	7,360
Variant characters	2,603	2,603
Layout	1,364	1,364
Methods of writing	1,297	8,081
Calligraphy	1,131	1,131
Printing and typefaces	2,184	2,184
Use with computers	482	3,469
Input methods	1,560	1,560
Encoding and interchange	1,427	1,427
Vocabulary and adaptation	4,442	21,869
Literary and vernacular Chinese	3,322	3,322
Japanese	4,147	4,147
Korean	3,797	3,797
Vietnamese	2,905	2,905
Other languages	1,395	1,395
Graphically derived scripts	1,861	1,861
Literacy and lexicography	970	5,204
Dictionaries	2,628	2,628
Neurolinguistics	1,606	1,606
Reform and standardisation	3,903	13,954
People's Republic of China	3,098	3,098
Japan	2,179	2,179
South Korea	1,830	1,830
North Korea	1,447	1,447
Taiwan	799	799
Other regional standards	698	698
Notes	495	495
References	17	20,905
Citations	45	45
Works cited	20,792	20,792
Primary and media sources	51	51
Further reading	2,144	2,144
External links	908	908
Total	123,236	123,236

A fact from Chinese characters appeared on Wikipedia's Main Page in the Did you know column on 15 June 2024 (check views). The text of the entry was as follows:

Did you know... that according to legend, the invention of Chinese characters (examples pictured) caused grain to rain from the sky and ghosts and demons to wail in frustration?

A record of the entry may be seen at Wikipedia:Recent additions/2024/June. The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Chinese characters.