But compared to China's neighbors like Japan, Korea, and Vietnam, none of whom have uncovered writing symbols from even 4000 years ago, for the moment it appears that writing developed in China earlier than in any other East Asian country.
但與鄰近中國的日、韓、越南相比，這些地方還未曾發現距今四千多年前的字，目前看來，中國文字的發源可能早於東亞各國。