tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8317244388455819331.post1664887353593898685..comments2024-03-14T08:17:51.561+00:00Comments on Ask the Chinese guy: Simplified vs TraditionalThe Chinese guyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02042709338416365751noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8317244388455819331.post-70122541308736205622017-05-06T23:24:51.179+01:002017-05-06T23:24:51.179+01:00Simplified Chinese is too radical. I guess that re...Simplified Chinese is too radical. I guess that reflects the state of mind of the Chinese at that period in the history. In the example of the character: door (men) how could a dot go between two lines? How many other characters have this component? Talking about consistency which is fundamentally what makes something easy to learn. Kanji is this best because it's aesthetically pleasing obbytoohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01784366461521672578noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8317244388455819331.post-52876277404173807372011-06-10T22:50:34.185+01:002011-06-10T22:50:34.185+01:00To Above: actually, most Chinese people (ones grew...To Above: actually, most Chinese people (ones grew up in Mainland China after simplified characters were introduced - so practically everyone) know only simplified Chinese, but can read traditional Chinese somewhat functionally by interpreting "what it looks like" based on their simplified Chinese knowledge and working from context.<br /><br />HK/Taiwan/Macau do use traditional Chinese,Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8317244388455819331.post-86333940998258296292011-01-21T07:09:33.963+00:002011-01-21T07:09:33.963+00:00Isn't it ironic that they created the simplifi...Isn't it ironic that they created the simplified written version, in order to make it easier... but it seems like all Chinese people know both since they're both used in various parts of China/HK/Taiwan, etc.?<br /><br />[As a non-Chinese person] I had to learn how to write Chinese in both ways during college, and would've much rather learned one traditional method, rather than have Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com