What is unusual about the written form of the chinese language?

Written Chinese language does not have an alphabet or syllabary

Explanation:

The written Chinese language have alot of characters been used while writing it. infact it has over 4000 different characters that has to known by scholars or learned people before they can successfully write in Chinese.

This multitude of characters to be known/memorized before one can write in Chinese has made it quite difficult for people who are not very much educated to write in Chinese. unlike other languages basic knowledge of the language can aid someone in the writing of the language