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Jurchen script
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<p>The Jurchen script (Jurchen: [dʒu ʃə bitxə]; <a href="/facts/Simplified_Chinese_characters/UcAD6xXs">Chinese</a>: 女真文) was the writing system used to write the <a href="/facts/Jurchen_language/3UA4uF7U">Jurchen language</a>, the language of the <a href="/facts/Jurchen_people/mhV1xEAe">Jurchen people</a> who created the <a href="/facts/Jin_dynasty_(1115%25E2%2580%25931234)/yv1tvwzk">Jin Empire</a> in northeastern China in the 12th–13th centuries. It was derived from the <a href="/facts/Khitan_large_script/Np2lf7k2">Khitan script</a>, which in turn was derived from <a href="/facts/Written_Chinese/F3QbQvtk">Chinese</a> (<a href="/facts/Chinese_character/5pn1PFvj">Han characters</a>). The script has only been decoded to a small extent. </p><p>The Jurchen script is part of the <a href="/facts/Chinese_family_of_scripts/g54b492T">Chinese family of scripts</a>. </p>