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Comparative Study
. 2006 Oct;7(10):954-5; author reply 955.
doi: 10.1038/sj.embor.7400809.

Comparing genomes and languages using current knowledge

Zhen-Ling Sun, John Zhu
Comparative Study

Comparing genomes and languages using current knowledge

Zhen-Ling Sun et al. EMBO Rep. 2006 Oct.
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Figure 1
Evolution of Chinese characters. (A) Number of Chinese characters invented accumulatively. (B) Average speed of character invention during different historical periods. (Redrawn from Table 1 in Zhang, 2006.)
Figure 2
Figure 2
Examples of ancient Chinese characters. (A) Two virtual elements widely and frequently used in ancient Chinese. (B) Two Chinese words for modern inventions expressed with ancient Chinese characters, meaning “computer” and “Internet”, respectively. The simplified forms are shown in brackets.
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