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漢字

/hànzì/Roman

English meaning: Chinese Characters (Hanzi)

Chinese (Trad.) Definition

(繁體中文)

漢字是中文書寫的核心,臺灣使用繁體字,保存了漢字的歷史形態和文化內涵,繁體字被視為中華文字傳承最完整的形式。

English Definition

The logographic writing system of the Chinese language with over 3,000 years of history. Taiwan uses Traditional Chinese characters (繁體字), which are regarded as the historically authentic form of Chinese writing. Traditional characters preserve more of the original semantic and aesthetic structure of Chinese writing. Taiwan's use of Traditional characters is seen as a cultural marker differentiating it from mainland China's Simplified character system.

Example

臺灣使用繁體漢字,其筆畫複雜而形態優美,充分體現了中文書寫藝術的歷史積澱。

In English: Taiwan uses Traditional Chinese characters, which are complex in strokes and elegant in form, fully reflecting the historical accumulation of Chinese writing art.

Synonyms

  • 繁體字
  • 正體字

Antonyms / Opposites

  • 簡體字

Literary Heritage

中國書雖然有勸人入世的話,卻多是沒有用的。

/Zhōngguó shū suīrán yǒu quàn rén rùshì de huà, què duō shì méiyǒu yòng de./

Although Chinese books have words encouraging people to engage with the world, most are useless.

魯迅 (Lu Xun) · 作家、思想家 · 19th–20th century CE

狂人日記 (Diary of a Madman)

狂人日記, essay preface, 1918

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