Meaning of 正体字
正体字 means standard form of a character (as opposed to variant forms); standard; orthodox; canonical (of character forms). Pronounced zhèng tǐ zì.
- standard form of a character (as opposed to variant forms)
- standard; orthodox; canonical (of character forms)
Definitions & Examples
「「
dī堤
」」
shì是
zhèng正
tǐ体
zì字
，
「「
tí隄
」」
shì是
yì异
tǐ体
zì字
。
「堤」 is the standard form, while 「隄」 is a variant form.
Xiàn现
dài代
Hàn汉
yǔ语
guī规
fàn范
zì字
diǎn典
yǐ以
zhèng正
tǐ体
zì字
wéi为
tiáo条
mù目
zì字
tóu头
。
Modern standard Chinese dictionaries use standard character forms as headwords.
Shū书
xiě写
shí时
yīng应
shǐ使
yòng用
zhèng正
tǐ体
zì字
，
bì避
miǎn免
shǐ使
yòng用
yì异
tǐ体
zì字
。
When writing, one should use standard character forms and avoid variant forms.