Everything about Ruby character
Small characters that show pronunciation
Ruby characters or rubi characters are small, annotative glosses that are usually placed above or to the right of logographic characters of languages in the East Asian cultural sphere, such as Chinese hanzi, Japanese kanji, and Korean hanja, to show the logographs' pronunciation; these were formerly also used for Vietnamese chữ Hán and chữ Nôm, and may still occasionally be seen in that context when reading archaic texts. Typically called just ruby or rubi, such annotations are most commonly used as pronunciation guides for characters that are likely to be unfamiliar to the reader. Wikipedia →
🧭 Start here: a 6-step reading path
- Read the overview: Ruby characterA 5-minute orientation
- Pick up a classic book: The ruby in the smoke (Sally Lockhart #1)The most-reprinted book on the subject
- Read the landmark paper: The character of oscillation spikes during quasi-continuous operation of a ruby laserCited 4 times
- Go sideways: BopomofoA closely related topic
- Go sideways: FuriganaA closely related topic
📖 Definitions
No dictionary entry for this exact phrase.
🏆 Landmark papers (most cited)
The character of oscillation spikes during quasi-continuous operation of a ruby laser
Polarized character of ruby laser
Secondary character of pebble and ruby jack of the Joplin District; discussion
The Play of Character in Plato’s Dialogues, by Ruby Blondell
The Play of Character in Plato’s Dialogues by Ruby Blondell (review)
A Study on the Issue of Chinese Character in Ruby on Rails and Relevant Solving Scheme
📚 Books worth reading
The ruby in the smoke (Sally Lockhart #1)Philip Pullman · 1985
Il tempio del rubino di fuocoElisabetta Dami · 2004
Love, Ruby LavenderDeborah Wiles · 2001
Bunny Money (Wells, Rosemary. Max and Ruby Book.)Rosemary Wells · 1997
Midnight in Ruby BayouElizabeth Lowell · 2000
Max's New Suit (Max and Ruby)Rosemary Wells · 1979
Rubys Tea for Two (Ruby)Rosemary Wells · 2001
Best Friends (Main Street)Ann M. Martin · 2008
Ranked by number of editions on Open Library, a rough measure of how lasting a book is.
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