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Standard Interchange Code for Generally Used Chinese Characters

  1. in common use
    to be in common use or used everywhere; general; valid for use anywhere and anytime (as of a card, ticket, etc.)
  2. Chinese character
    The writing system used for the Chinese language and one of the oldest in the world; also called 中国字 zhōng​guó​zì or 中国文字 zhōng​guó​wén​zì.
  3. standard
    standard; criterion; norm used as a basis for comparison or judgment
  4. interchange code
    a standardized code used for transmitting data between different computer systems, particularly for encoding Chinese characters to ensure compatibility across-system compatibility