Meaning of 手头字
手头字 means old term for simplified Chinese characters. Pronounced shǒu tóu zì.
- old term for simplified Chinese characters
Definitions & Examples
Shǒu手
tóu头
zì字
shì是
jiǎn简
tǐ体
zì字
de的
jiù旧
chēng称
,
liú流
xíng行
yú于
èr二
shí十
shì世
jì纪
sān三
shí十
nián年
dài代
。
Shoutouzi is the old term for simplified characters, popular in the 1930s.
Dāng当
shí时
wén文
huà化
jiè界
fā发
qǐ起
le了
shǒu手
tóu头
zì字
yùn运
dòng动
,
tí提
chàng倡
shǐ使
yòng用
bǐ笔
huà画
jiǎn简
dān单
de的
shǒu手
tóu头
zì字
。
At that time, cultural circles launched the Shoutouzi Movement, advocating the use of Shoutouzi with simple strokes.
Shǒu手
tóu头
zì字
yùn运
dòng动
bèi被
shì视
wéi为
Hàn汉
zì字
jiǎn简
huà化
de的
xiān先
shēng声
。
The Shoutouzi Movement is regarded as the precursor to Chinese character simplification.