There are several categories of characters, and though 'pictograms' is the most well-known, only a small portion of characters are attributed to this category. There are tens of thousands of characters, but only a few thousand are required for day-to-day communication. Traditional Chinese characters are used for most writing. Once dried, the paper can be rolled into scrolls, or bound together to form books. It is then generally applied to paper, which has often been smoothed flat through the use of paperweights. Brushes typically have a wooden shaft and an animal-hair brush-tip, which allows for the absorption of ink. The most common tools used are those that allow a writer to quickly and easily communicate using written text. There are also examples of Chinese Seal script, an older form of the same writing system, however, it is much less common. These characters are generally written top-down, right to left, though this is not always the case. The written language is Chinese characters, or Hanzi, a written language comprised of thousands of characters created using different strokes. There are also engravings, which can be found at some natural locations, such as the Cave of Two Lovers man-made structures, such as the wooden arch at the southern end of the Serpent's Pass and engraved on tools, equipment, or other objects, such as Zuko's pearl-handled dagger. Older historical documents were written on bamboo slips instead of paper. Writing in the world of Avatar is often achieved through the use of brushes, ink, and paper. Piandao had a complete set of writing implements at his castle. 2.9.1.8 'Skeletons in the Closet' /'Endgame'.2.9 The Legend of Korra episode translations.2.1.4.5 'Sozin's Comet, Part 4: Avatar Aang'.2.1.4.3 'The Day of Black Sun, Part 1: The Invasion'.2.1.2.8 'The Siege of the North, Part 2'.2.1.2.2 'Winter Solstice, Part 1: The Spirit World'.

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