chu nom

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chu nom

  • /t͡ʃuː ˈnoʊm/ US

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Borrowed from Vietnamese chữ Nôm.

noun chữ nôm · Chu Nom

  1. historical, uncountable A writing system formerly used for Vietnamese, based on Chinese characters. Chữ nôm was known only by the 5 percent or less of Vietnam's educated population, who used it not as a primary medium but rather as an aid to learning Chinese and for recording folk literature.

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noun writing system

한국어쯔놈 jjeunom
日本語チュノム
中文字喃 zìnán, 喃字 nánzì
DeutschNom-Schrift
Tiếng Việtchữ Nôm

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@misc{chu_nom_2026,
  title = {chu nom},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/chu%20nom},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}