At least Japanese has a phonetic syllabary to supplement the kanji. If Chinese had adopted Bopomofo [1] it would&#x27;ve solved a lot of problems (and no, pinyin is not a substitute since it sticks out like a sore thumb in writing).<p>[1] <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;en.wikipedia.org&#x2F;wiki&#x2F;Bopomofo" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;en.wikipedia.org&#x2F;wiki&#x2F;Bopomofo</a>