Zhuyin developed from a form of Chinese shorthand based on Chinese characters in the early 1900s and has elements of both an alphabet and a syllabary.
ʒˈaɪɪn dɪvˈɛləpt fɹʌm ɐ fˈɔːɹm ʌv tʃaɪnˈiːz ʃˈɔːɹthænd bˈeɪst ˌɔn tʃaɪnˈiːz kˈæɹɪktɚz ɪnðɪ ˈɜːli nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd z ænd hɐz ˈɛlɪmənts ʌv bˈoʊθ ɐn ˈælfəbˌɛt ænd ɐ sˈɪlɐbˌɛɹi.