Matches in DBpedia 2014 for { ?s ?p Chữ Nôm (字喃/𡨸喃/𡦂喃 [cɨ̌ˀnom]) is a logographic script formerly used to write the Vietnamese language. The script uses the standard set of classical Chinese characters to represent Sino-Vietnamese vocabulary and some native Vietnamese words, while other words are represented using locally created characters based on the Chinese model.Although all formal writing in Vietnam was done in literary Chinese until the early 20th century, Nôm was widely used from the 15th to 19th centuries by Vietnam's cultured elite, including women, for popular works, many in verse. One of the best-known pieces of Vietnamese literature, The Tale of Kiều, was composed in chữ Nôm.Nôm was displaced by the Latin-based Vietnamese alphabet in the 1920s. Although it is no longer taught in the education system, the characters, alongside original Chinese characters, are still used for decorative, historic and ceremonial value and symbols of good luck. The task of preservation and study of texts in both Hán (Chinese) and Nôm is conducted by the Institute of Hán-Nôm Studies in Hanoi.. }
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- Chữ_nôm abstract "Chữ Nôm (字喃/𡨸喃/𡦂喃 [cɨ̌ˀnom]) is a logographic script formerly used to write the Vietnamese language. The script uses the standard set of classical Chinese characters to represent Sino-Vietnamese vocabulary and some native Vietnamese words, while other words are represented using locally created characters based on the Chinese model.Although all formal writing in Vietnam was done in literary Chinese until the early 20th century, Nôm was widely used from the 15th to 19th centuries by Vietnam's cultured elite, including women, for popular works, many in verse. One of the best-known pieces of Vietnamese literature, The Tale of Kiều, was composed in chữ Nôm.Nôm was displaced by the Latin-based Vietnamese alphabet in the 1920s. Although it is no longer taught in the education system, the characters, alongside original Chinese characters, are still used for decorative, historic and ceremonial value and symbols of good luck. The task of preservation and study of texts in both Hán (Chinese) and Nôm is conducted by the Institute of Hán-Nôm Studies in Hanoi.".