standard character form; orthodox form (vs. variant)
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2 senses · 5 examplesnoun
standard form of a character (as opposed to variant forms)
Used in typography and lexicography to denote the officially recognized, standard written form of a character, as contrasted with variant or non-standard forms.
「「
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.
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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.
adjective
standard; orthodox; canonical (of character forms)
technicalUsed attributively to describe a character form that conforms to official standards, as opposed to variant or simplified forms in specific contexts.
Zhè这
shì是
yī一
gè个
zhèng正
tǐ体
zì字
xíng形
，
bù不
shì是
yì异
tǐ体
zì字
。
This is a standard character form, not a variant form.
Gǔ古
jì籍
zhěng整
lǐ理
shí时
yīng应
cǎi采
yòng用
zhèng正
tǐ体
zì字
xiě写
fǎ法
。
When collating ancient texts, standard character forms should be adopted.