Correction for Written Characters in the Chinese Language

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How much is 632.570?

It's about one-fifteenth the number of Written Characters in the Chinese Language

The count of Written Characters in the Chinese Language is about 9,353.

(zhōngwén, 中文) (Hànzì, 汉字/漢字; Shuowen Jiezi count; distinct characters)

According to the Han Dynasty dictionary, Shuowen Jiezi (說文解字), there are 9,353 distinct Han characters used to depict the Chinese language. Fluency in written Chinese requires mastery of 4,000 - 5,000 of these characters.

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