Inflation hits 2010 character poll voting

Nominations reflect changes in everyday life

BEIJING - Chinese netizens have conducted heated online discussions to choose the character of the year, with (zhang), indicating price rises, the most popular so far.

Tianya.cn, a popular online forum in China, opened a platform for Internet users to nominate the "Character of the Year 2010" on Nov 2. The nomination had attracted more than 100,000 clicks and 4,000 replies by 4:30 pm on Tuesday. And zhang attracted more than 80,000 clicks.