Questions tagged [simplified-characters]
For questions about simplified Chinese characters (standardized in printing since the 1950s in mainland China). Not merely for questions which happen to be written in simplified Chinese.
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'Simplification' of 夠
Why did 夠 get 'simplified' into 够?
I'd like to know whether these existed as orthographic variants before simplification (such that the first round simplifications just standardised on one variant) ...
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Where can I find sample Simplified Chinese mailing address data? [closed]
I need to populate a database with Simplified Chinese mailing addresses. Where can I find some test data?
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Since I'm trying to work with these addresses in a computer program, it would be nice to ...
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What written language is more commonly used for video games in China? [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
What are the relative literacy rates in for simplified and traditional characters?
Just wondering what language to use in game menus, buttons, and settings.
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How to say "用斜杠包围逗号" in english? [closed]
Is this sentence "encircle the comma using slash" right?
Actually, I want to figure out this situation \,\
I doubt the word 'encircle' is not accurate.
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Is the description for components of 条 correct?
During studying 条 character in one of the dictionaries I have found decomposition of this character to two components:
夂 zhǐ: to go
木 mù: tree; wood (Kangxi radical 75)
I see the 夂 component but I ...
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Simplification of 蘭（兰）
I've always been curious about the process of simplifying 蘭 to 兰. I'm not really familiar with the simplification process, but this one is shocking to me. From what I've seen (I've studied only ...
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What font size for reading simplified characters on screen?
I realize this sounds like a very subjective question, so I will try to ask it very carefully:
I'm learning to speak, read, and write Mandarin. A lot of times (particularly on the web or in e-mail) I ...
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Syntax of 'Number Number MeasureWord'
What are the rules governing expressions such as 七八成 (seventy or eighty percent) or 一两个 (one or two)? Must the numerals be monosyllables? What are the restrictions on the measure words? Can there be ...
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What is the most common way to say 'indecisive' in Mandarin?
I have heard a range of different terms meaning 'indecisive' in Chinese - I'm not sure if they were in dialect, or there are several options for saying it in Mandarin, and so I'm curious to learn what ...
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What does 触控 mean in 使用者将可轻松地以触控的方式浏览教科书内容?
I was busy reading about Apple's new textbook announcement on Engadget China, and I came across the following sentence:
使用者将可轻松地以触控的方式浏览教科书内容.
What is the meaning of 触控 in this sentence? (My guess ...
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What is the correct way to write 'niu bi', and how did it get its meaning in Chinese?
'niu bi' (牛逼? like the bees knees in English) is one of the more amusing expressions I learnt in my time in China. The literal meaning in English is quite colourful, so I won't describe it here, but I'...
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How are new words added to the Chinese language?
I'm always curious to know, as the world develops and new words come into existence, how are they adopted by the Chinese language?
Is there some sort of government body that decides these sort of ...
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Why was 滾 (gǔn) simplified to 滚?
Why was the traditional character 滾 simplified to 滚? It's only one stroke less so it seems doubtful that it was done to make the character simpler to write. Does it change the meaning of the character ...
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How does Wikipedia's simplified to traditional converter work?
The relationship between simplified and traditional characters can be a headache for organizations using both orthographies.
"A number of surveys, such as [Xiandai 1986], have demonstrated that
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Which fonts show the stroke order of all characters?
For academic purposes, I need to print out some pages of characters with stroke orders shown. Which computer fonts (e.g. TrueType or OpenType) are available which show the stroke order of each ...
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What comprehensive grammar books are available? [closed]
I have found many grammar books, but none that go beyond the low-intermediate level. Some textbook series contain lots of grammar, but this is spread out across many books and difficult to quickly ...
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How did 葉 (leaf as in vegetation) become 叶 when it was simplified?
This is a spin-off question from this one "Determine radicals for simplified characters that lost their traditional form completely" where radicals for simplified characters were discussed.
Now, the ...
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Determine radicals for simplifed characters that lost their traditional form completely
Having read this question: How can one determine the radical for a given character?,
it gave me another question.
Since many simplified characters lost their original form (compared to traditional ...
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Geopolitical History of Simplified Chinese
I've always been fascinated about the etymology of languages and believe that we are seeing a significant series of changes within chinese.
There are some fairly good technical references for the ...
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