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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

duō
zhèng
gèng
róng
shū
xiě
 

Many variant characters are easier to write than standard ones.

Zhè
xiǎo
shuō
yòng
le
shǎo
dāng
shí
de
 

This novel uses many of the variant characters from that time.

zhèng
de
guān
shì
dòng
tài
biàn
huà
de
 

The relationship between variant and standard characters changes dynamically.