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A good portion of the book is devoted to debunking what DeFrancis calls the "six myths" of Chinese characters. The myths are: | A good portion of the book is devoted to debunking what DeFrancis calls the "six myths" of Chinese characters. The myths are: | ||
* '''''The Ideographic Myth''''': Chinese characters represent ideas instead of sounds. | * '''''The Ideographic Myth''''': Chinese characters represent ideas instead of sounds. | ||
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== See also == | == See also == | ||
* [[:en:Varieties of Chinese]] | * [[:en:Varieties of Chinese]] | ||
