The ''xin zixing'' () are a set of
standardized
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Chinese character
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forms. It is based on the 1964 "List of character forms of Common Chinese characters for Publishing" () as compared to ''
jiu zixing
(), also known as inherited glyph form, or traditional glyph form, not to be confused with Traditional Chinese, is a traditional orthography of Chinese characters which uses the orthodox character forms, especially the character forms used i ...
''. The standard is based on
regular script
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and
popular characters, and changes are made to the printed version of
Song (Ming) typefaces. This standard covers the
simplified and
traditional characters
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, which separates it from other standards.
SimSun font uses this standard, which shows variation with other regional standards such as
MingLiU and
Taiwan's KaiU, and with the regular script version of
SimKai, which is the written character standard for China.
Taiwan
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's ''
Standard Form of National Characters
The ''Standard Form of National Characters'' or the ''Standard Typefaces for Chinese Characters'' () is the standardized form of Chinese characters set by the Ministry of Education of the Republic of China (Taiwan).
Lists
There are three lists ...
'' made changes to the printed version of Mingsong typefaces, varying greatly from the Table of Common Chinese character in printing press and featuring drastic changes to the Ming typefaces, e.g. changing and to . The usage of calling the ''Standard Form of National Characters'' the ''xin zixing'' is more common in areas using traditional characters.
Characteristics
The ''xin zixing'' adopted various
popular forms of its characters.
For example:
*
The orthodox form of this character has above , i.e. .
*
The orthodox form of this character has above , i.e. .
*
The orthodox form of this character has above , i.e. .
** Derived new characters: (), / (), etc.
*
The orthodox form of this character is
.
** Derived new characters: (), / (), etc.
*
The orthodox form of this character is
.
** Derived new characters: (), (), etc.
*
The orthodox form of this character is
.
*
The orthodox form of this character is
(3 strokes become 2 strokes).
*
The orthodox form of this character is
(4 strokes become 3 strokes).
*
The orthodox form of this character is
.
However, it does adopt certain more orthodox variants, compared to the
Taiwan
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and
Hong Kong
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standards:
*
the vulgar form of this character is and the orthodox form of this character is
with the second and fourth strokes pointing out.
Standards
* List of character forms of Common Chinese characters for Publishing (1965) () is the first version of xin zixing.
*
List of General Used Characters in Modern Chinese (1988) () defines the number of Chinese characters that should be used and the difference between Simplified and Traditional Chinese. The second version of xin zixing is defined in the appendix of Xiandai Hanyu Tongyong Zibiao and Xiandai Hanyu Changyong Zibiao.
* List of Generally Used Standardized Chinese characters (2013) ()
/ref> defines the number of Chinese characters that should be used and the difference between Simplified and Traditional Chinese. The third version of xin zixing is defined in the appendix of List of Generally Used Standardized Chinese characters.
See also
* ''jiu zixing
(), also known as inherited glyph form, or traditional glyph form, not to be confused with Traditional Chinese, is a traditional orthography of Chinese characters which uses the orthodox character forms, especially the character forms used i ...
''
* Standard Form of National Characters
The ''Standard Form of National Characters'' or the ''Standard Typefaces for Chinese Characters'' () is the standardized form of Chinese characters set by the Ministry of Education of the Republic of China (Taiwan).
Lists
There are three lists ...
References
{{reflist
Chinese character lists
Simplified Chinese characters