Commemorative 193 70th Anniversary of Mandarin Phonetic Symbols Commemorative Issue (1983) (B193)

Stamp SN : B193
Stamp Name : Commemorative 193 70th Anniversary of Mandarin Phonetic Symbols Commemorative Issue (1983)
Stamp Cat Standard : Commemorative Stamps
Stamp Cat : Education,Culture && Education,Activities
Issue date : 1983-05-22
Dimension of stamps(mm.) : 30x40
Printer : China Color Printing Co. Inc., R.O.C.
Sheet composition : 10×10
Process : Deep etch offset
Paper : Locally-made mat finished,
Perforation : 13 1/2
Designer : Lee Kuang-chi

The Mandarin Phonetic Symbols are a system for Mandarin pronunciation, which was developed in 1913 by the Chinese Pronunciation Unification Committee under the chairmanship of Mr. Wu Ching-heng. It consists of thirty seven symbols, namely, twenty one initials and sixteen finals. Generally speaking, the initial is the beginning sound of the whole syllable of a Chinese letter, while the final the rest of the syllable of a Chinese letter. For seventy years, the symbols have done much in unifying the pronunciation of Chinese words, resulting in making education universal and society harmonious.