<p><br/>This page and it's Chinese version might help: <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Proper_name_mark" rel="nofollow">Proper name mark - Wikipedia</a></p>

<p>By the way, we do not use underline as a punctuation in modern simplified Chinese writing. But in a passage (maybe classical Chinese texts) where underline is used, 中国 should be underlined according to the rules. </p>

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2015-04-05T15:31:26.153Z
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xdcsy
<p>Actually, it is taught in Hong Kong and Taiwan, but rarely used in mainland China currently. During the early days of the Republic of China (ROC), a new set of punctuations was introduced in writing and printing. The traditional Chinese is written vertically and a straight line is drawn on the left side of proper noun. For those names of books, a wavy line is drawn instead.  For horizontal writing, a line is drawn under a proper noun. Its function is similar to the capitalisation of proper nouns in English. </p>

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OmniBus
<p>Hanzi has some underlining when dealing with foreign names, etc.</p>

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<li>What are the rules regarding Hanzi underlining?</li>
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<p>edit: Would I underline 中国 in a text that includes underlining? </p>

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Hanzi Underline Rules?
# Hanzi Underline Rules?

(Asked by: username_0 on 2015-04-05)

Hanzi has some underlining when dealing with foreign names, etc.

* What are the rules regarding Hanzi underlining?

edit: Would I underline 中国 in a text that includes underlining?

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## 2 answers

### Answer by username_1 on 2015-04-05. Score: 3 | Accepted answer

This page and it's Chinese version might help: [Proper name mark - Wikipedia](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Proper_name_mark)

By the way, we do not use underline as a punctuation in modern simplified Chinese writing. But in a passage (maybe classical Chinese texts) where underline is used, 中国 should be underlined according to the rules.


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### Answer by username_2 on 2015-04-08. Score: 1

Actually, it is taught in Hong Kong and Taiwan, but rarely used in mainland China currently. During the early days of the Republic of China (ROC), a new set of punctuations was introduced in writing and printing. The traditional Chinese is written vertically and a straight line is drawn on the left side of proper noun. For those names of books, a wavy line is drawn instead. For horizontal writing, a line is drawn under a proper noun. Its function is similar to the capitalisation of proper nouns in English.


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