Origin of Simplified Chinese Characters

Author: Zhang Shuyan / Wang Tiekun / Li Qingmei / An Ning (editors)
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Publish Date: 1997-11-01
Features: The upper part of this book introduces the general trend of the development and evolution of Chinese characters. It also narrates the history of the Simplification Movement since the late Qing Dynasty in four stages: incubation, practice, revitalization, and climax. The lower part collects and explains the origins of 482 simplified characters and 14 simplified radicals. It includes 184 illustrations, clearly showing the usage traces of simplified characters in historical documents.