[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Studies](https://indike.org/pramana/ins) › [Historical geography](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.geography) › [Encyclopedia of India–China Cultural Contacts](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.geography.mea-2014) › v1.c8.27 # Encyclopedia of India–China Cultural Contacts v1.c8.27 Encyclopedia of India–China Cultural Contacts v1.c8.27 - **Language:** English ### [v1.c8.27](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.geography.mea-2014.v1.c8.27) Around the 5^th century CE, Chinese, people came to know about the concept of 'letter' (alphabet) from the Buddhist scriptures, and it was termed 'half word' by them in the beginning. Sometimes, it was also known as the 'knob'. By the 8^th century, - [Previous: v1.c8.26](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.geography.mea-2014.v1.c8.26) - [Next: v1.c8.28](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.geography.mea-2014.v1.c8.28) - [Up: v1.c8](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.geography.mea-2014.v1.c8) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.geography.mea-2014.v1.c8.27](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.geography.mea-2014.v1.c8.27) · Pramāṇa