Meaning of 俗字
俗字 means variant form of a Chinese character; folk character; vulgar character (as opposed to standard orthography). Pronounced sú zì.
- variant form of a Chinese character; folk character; vulgar character (as opposed to standard orthography)
Definitions & Examples
Xǔ许
duō多
sú俗
zì字
bǐ比
zhèng正
zì字
gèng更
róng容
yì易
shū书
xiě写
。
Many variant characters are easier to write than standard ones.
Zhè这
bù部
xiǎo小
shuō说
lǐ里
yòng用
le了
bù不
shǎo少
dāng当
shí时
de的
sú俗
zì字
。
This novel uses many of the variant characters from that time.
Sú俗
zì字
hé和
zhèng正
zì字
de的
guān关
xì系
shì是
dòng动
tài态
biàn变
huà化
de的
。
The relationship between variant and standard characters changes dynamically.