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1. Mixed Systems

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   A significant category of mixed systems involves scripts where the majority of characters represent morphemes or words (logograms), but a substantial subset functions syllabically, primarily for phonetic complements, grammatical affixes, or representing unbound morphemes.
   For instance, Classical Chinese often employs characters based on semantic and phonetic compounds (the Six Writings principle). However, when used in Japanese as Kanji alongside native phonetic scripts like Kana, the system becomes inh…