Chinese Punctuation - Marks Similar To European Punctuation

Marks Similar To European Punctuation

Marks imported from Europe differ in size: they are fullwidth instead of halfwidth:

  • , (U+FF0C FULLWIDTH COMMA) is the comma (,). It cannot be used for enumerating a list; see "enumeration comma" below.
  • ! is the exclamation mark (!).
  • ? is the question mark (?).
  • ; is the semicolon (;).
  • : is the colon (:).
  • ( ) are brackets or parentheses (( )).
  • 【 】 or [] are square brackets .

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