traditional Chinese character; unsimplified form
Meanings
2 senses · 7 examplesnoun
traditional/unsimplified form of Chinese characters (for those that have simplified counterparts)
formalRefers specifically to the character forms used before the Chinese government's script simplification reform in the 1950s and 1960s, which are still used in Taiwan, Hong Kong, Macau, and many overseas Chinese communities.
This ancient text is printed in traditional characters.
Learning traditional characters is helpful for reading classical literature.
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This software's interface can be switched to traditional Chinese.
Some regions use only traditional characters, not simplified ones.
noun
the traditional form of a specific character
neutralUsed when referring to the traditional counterpart of a specific simplified character.
The traditional form of '车' is '車'.
Do you know how to write the traditional form of '发'?
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The traditional character for '龙' has more strokes.