Observed arrival · 2026-09-10

Sino-Mini, a language compressed into Chinese characters

sino-mini.com Observed source

Editorial interest 86/100 Selection signal · not a rating of the site

A constructed language uses roughly 1,000 Simplified Chinese characters as words, with Mandarin readings and a deliberately regular grammar.

Landing page captured for the 2026-09-10 issue.

Field notes

The project reduces its vocabulary to 977 official entries and represents each word with one Simplified Chinese character, while retaining Mandarin-based pinyin readings. Its reference materials include 175 numbered grammar examples, a phrasebook, vocabulary notes, and literary exercises ranging from Robert Frost to Aesop. The site credits Mini, CC-CEDICT, MDBG, and individual reading sources, separating the constructed system from its source materials.

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