Which logographic writing system, used for several East Asian languages, contains the largest number of unique characters?
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Chinese characters (Hanzi)
A person needs to know about 2,000 to 3,000 characters to be considered literate. However, large dictionaries contain over 50,000 characters, though many are rare or obsolete.
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- Which East Asian logographic writing system is known for having the highest count of unique characters?