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WP:COPYARTICLE, old revision of Chinese characters of Empress Wu with the following additions:
"Zhao" is the most famous words in Zetian charaters because it is the symbols of the only one female emperor, Emperor Wu.
Impact edit
Although the Zetian characters are abolished by Tang dynasty, these words are still in use all over that time of China, especially in the Hexi Corridor(in Gansu province). It means that the rule of Empress Wu is effective because these words are wide spread by use. In Dunhuang, people find a lot of Buddhist scriptures written by Zetian characters, including "Big cloud Sutra" that very famous. It gives valuable material to research scholars.
Some of Zetian characters are spread to Japan and Korea, and become the name of Japanese words, such as the "Guo" characters was renamed "Tokugawa light Guo". In this way, "Guo" became the most famous words in Zetian characters.
After 1980, the words "Zhao" and "Kung" are using increasely.