> Imagine if America switched to three Chinese characters for an "easy to remember" address system.
This sounds pretty unlikely even for China, since it's almost impossible to unambiguously name any particular character. When speaking, you would generally identify a specific character using a four-syllable phrase like 安静的静 (literally "the jìng of ānjìng [quiet]"). Why can't you just say jìng? Well, here are some other characters with the same pronunciation:
竟 境 镜 敬 竞 净 径 靖 劲 痉 胫 婧 獍 靓
There are a few characters with unique pronunciations, like 给 or 谁, but those are very much not the norm.
The chinese version of what3words would be overwhelmingly likely to use words, not characters.
This sounds pretty unlikely even for China, since it's almost impossible to unambiguously name any particular character. When speaking, you would generally identify a specific character using a four-syllable phrase like 安静的静 (literally "the jìng of ānjìng [quiet]"). Why can't you just say jìng? Well, here are some other characters with the same pronunciation:
竟 境 镜 敬 竞 净 径 靖 劲 痉 胫 婧 獍 靓
There are a few characters with unique pronunciations, like 给 or 谁, but those are very much not the norm.
The chinese version of what3words would be overwhelmingly likely to use words, not characters.