Question

In a myth tradition, this technology was invented when a phoenix dropped an impression of a hoof-print onto the ground, inspiring a four-eyed man named Cangjie (“chang-ji’eh”). In China, different forms of this technology (10[1])bear names such as “seal”, “grass”, “bronze” and “oracle bone.” (10[2])In a book (10[1])co-written with the Hall of Worthies, Joseon King Sejong the Great introduced one form (10[1])of this technology (10[1])known as Hangul (10[1]-5[1])(“hahn-gool”). In the 1950s, the mainland Chinese government introduced a “simplified” form of this technology, replacing “traditional” forms used elsewhere. For 10 points, hiragana, katakana, and kanji are Japanese forms of what systems used to record texts? ■END■ (10[1])

ANSWER: writing systems [or scripts; accept equivalents like orthography; accept characters; accept alphabets before mention; accept logograms; accept syllabary]
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PlayerTeamOpponentBuzz PositionValue
Andy Yu (DII)Maryland A (DII)Lehigh A (UG)3210
Alex Lin (DII)Rutgers BPenn A (DII)4210
Ben Spirtas (DII)Maryland B (DII)Penn B (DII)4210
Andrew YangColumbia BNYU B4510
Arthur Zhang (DII)NYU A (UG)Rutgers A (UG)5910
Olin Bose (DII)Columbia A (UG)Princeton A (UG)6210
Saif Virani (UG)Fordham ABard A (UG)6510
John Shelly (DII)Rowan A (DII)Lehigh B (DII)65-5
Jack Stuhlman (DII)Lehigh B (DII)Rowan A (DII)10210

Summary

2024 ACF Fall at CornellfallY9100%0%33%61.44
2024 ACF Fall at Ohio StatefallY888%0%50%64.71
2024 ACF Fall at WashingtonfallY6100%0%50%70.83
2024 ACF Fall at GeorgiafallY11100%0%36%73.91
2024 ACF Fall at North CarolinafallY10100%0%0%63.20
2024 ACF Fall at Claremont CollegesfallY580%0%40%55.00
2024 ACF Fall at RutgersfallY8100%0%13%56.13
2024 ACF Fall at IllinoisfallY9100%0%56%68.89