Reference mark
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The reference mark or reference symbol "※" is a typographic mark or word used in Chinese, Japanese and Korean (CJK) writing.
The symbol was used historically to call attention to an important sentence or idea, such as a prologue or footnote.[1] As an indicator of a note, the mark serves the same purpose as the asterisk in English. However, in Japanese usage, the note text is placed directly into the main text immediately after the reference mark, rather than at the bottom of the page or end of chapter as is the case in English writing.
Names
The Japanese name, Script error: No such module "Lang". (Template:Langx; Script error: No such module "Lang"., Script error: No such module "IPA"., lit.Template:Thinsp'rice symbol'), refers to the symbol's visual similarity to the Script error: No such module "Lang". for "rice" (Script error: No such module "Lang".).[2]
In Korean, the symbol's name, Script error: No such module "Lang". (Template:Langx), simply means "reference mark". Informally, the symbol is often called Script error: No such module "Lang". (Script error: No such module "Lang".; lit.Template:Thinsp'billiard hall mark'), as it is often used to indicate the presence of pool halls, due to its visual similarity to two crossed cue sticks and four billiard balls.
In Chinese, the symbol is called Script error: No such module "Lang". (Chinese: 参考标记; lit. 'reference mark') or Script error: No such module "Lang". (Chinese: 米星号; lit. 'rice asterisk' due to its visual similarity to Script error: No such module "Lang". "rice"). It is not often used in Chinese writing.
Unicode
In Unicode, the symbol has code point Page Template:Mono/styles.css has no content.U+203B ※ Script error: No such module "Unicode data". (Page Template:Mono/styles.css has no content.Script error: No such module "LoadData".).
See also
- Template:Annotated link, also called reference signal or midamble in wireless communications.
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References
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- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Jan M. Ziolkowski (2018). The Juggler of Notre Dame and the Medievalizing of Modernity. p. 47. ISBN 978-1783744367.
[…] The Japanese komejirushi ("rice symbol"), so called for its similarity to the kanji for kome ("rice") and used in Japanese writing to denote an important sentence or thought.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Millen, John (15 April 2008). Japanese in a Flash. Vol. 2. ISBN 9781462915385.
