chinese·Chinese language 中文 漢語by「黃家駒 Wong Ka Kui」(old account, migrated to Piefed) Vocabulary of the day: 喝茶 hē chá - to drink tea - a euphemism for being "invited" by the police for questioning/interrogationWiktionary: https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/%E5%96%9D%E8%8C%B6View original on sh.itjust.works11Comments2
iiatenine piefed.social1Hide 1 replyWhy is the simplified character (barely) more detailed than traditional? 3
「黃家駒 Wong Ka Kui」(old account, migrated to Piefed) replysh.itjust.worksI mean there isn't much to simplify until it would look too different and unrecognizable. Fun fact: the PRC government tried to do a second round of simplification, but it didn't go through because the characters became too ugly. I looked at some of the 2nd-simplified characters and it looked so weird, started to look partially like it got japanese kana mixed in lol2
Why is the simplified character (barely) more detailed than traditional?
I mean there isn't much to simplify until it would look too different and unrecognizable.
Fun fact: the PRC government tried to do a second round of simplification, but it didn't go through because the characters became too ugly.
I looked at some of the 2nd-simplified characters and it looked so weird, started to look partially like it got japanese kana mixed in lol