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From: rpb@dasys1.UUCP (Robert Brady)
Newsgroups: comp.cog-eng
Subject: Re: What to know & universal icons
Summary: Chinese made up of building blocks
Message-ID: <10742@dasys1.UUCP>
Date: 21 Sep 89 03:43:07 GMT
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	Isn't Chinese made up of 100 and some odd building blocks? The interactions between these would be in some sort of system.  

   In other words you would only need memorize 100+ symbols and learn how 
they interact. Of course I've yet to see incomprehensible icons...