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Traditional Chinese V.S. Simplified Chinese
Grace
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Chinese character One of the ancient language
Still common used and developing with the generation Based on the six categories: Pictograph (象形) Indicative (指事) Associative compound (會意) Phonetic complex (形聲) Mutually explanatory character (轉注) Borrowing (假借)
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The shape of the object…
Pictograph The shape of the object… e.g.: 日、月、山、水 Video source: Youtube & 漢文樂園 Picture source:
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To show the abstractive things
Indicative To show the abstractive things Video source: 漢文樂園 Picture source:
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The combination of two word
Associative compound The combination of two word and the meaning. Video source: 漢文樂園 Picture source:
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Translation problem 干 = 乾 = 幹 (?!)
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The true meaning of a word
Lose the original form No logical
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Misunderstanding Source:
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An e-pal(Shouzer Chen) said “Simplified Chinese is a tool to decrease the illiterates, and Traditional Chinese inherit the culture and the art. Someday, people will ask ”Why you Chinese want to simplify the Chinese since the Chinese is an art?” If it’s only use to decrease the illiterate, isn’t it sorrow?”
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