5. KANJI It is said there are over 50,000 kanji. 2000 of them are frequently used (named Jooyoo Kanji). Common shapes: 八 Eight Hachi王King 六Six Roku主Master 災Disaster生Birth, Life 火Fire正Justice 刀 Sword 全Whole Zen 力Power, Strength介Mediate, Aid 万10,000 Man 分Divide Bun, Fun 丸Circle合Fit, agree
17. In dark green, the countries that use the Arabic as the sole official script; and in light green, the countries that assume the Arabic alphabet as a co-official script.
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19. Used Widely after the 7th Century AD with the spread of Islam (the Islamic text the Quran was written in Arabic
20. Script written from right to left, cursive style (connecting to adjacent letters)
35. Horizontal line runs across the top of the lettersCommon Shapes: Horizontal line with a vertical line dropping down connecting to mainly curvedbut also square shapes.