simplified characters
Easier Chinese writing
Simplified characters are Chinese written symbols that have been reduced in stroke count from their traditional forms.
The simplification was standardized in mainland China during the 1950s and 1960s to promote literacy.
She learned simplified characters in Beijing but struggles to read traditional texts from Taiwan.
Singapore and Malaysia also adopted the simplified system, while Taiwan, Hong Kong, and many overseas Chinese communities continue using traditional characters.
- language textbooksBooks teaching foreign tongues
- mainland ChinaPRC minus autonomous regions
- People's RepublicCommunist state's formal name
- literacy ratesMeasure of reading ability
- literacy campaignsOrganized pushes for reading skills
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