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Bookmark or Share- Zhou Youguang - WikipediaZhou Youguang (Chinese: 周有光; pinyin: Zhōu Yǒuguāng; 13 January 1906 – 14 January 2017), also known as Chou Yu-kuang or Chou Yao-ping, was a Chinese economist, banker, linguist, sinologist, Esperantist, publisher, and supercentenarian.
- Zhou Youguang, father of China’s modern writing system, dies at age 111 ...Zhou Youguang, known as the father of Pinyin for creating the system of Romanized Chinese writing that has become the international standard since its introduction some 60 years ago, died...
- What you should know about China's Zhou Youguang, inventor of PinyinZhou Youguang, who in 1958 invented Pinyin – the romanized spelling system that linked ancient Chinese writing to the modern age – died Saturday in Beijing at the age of 111, AP reports....
- Zhou Youguang, father of Chinese Romanization, dies at 111BEIJING (AP) — Zhou Youguang, a linguist considered the father of modern China’s Pinyin Romanization system, died Saturday at the age of 111.
- The man who helped 'simplify' Chinese - BBC NewsZhou Youguang helped invent Pinyin, a writing system that turns Chinese characters into words using letters from the Roman alphabet. This makes it easier to learn how to pronounce Chinese words,...
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