The introduction of traditional Chinese characters, also known as traditional Chinese characters, is called regular Chinese characters in the first list of simplified Chinese characters published by 1935, and traditional Chinese characters in Europe and America, which refers to Chinese characters replaced by simplified Chinese characters in the Chinese character simplification movement. Up to now, it has a history of more than 2000 years, and it has been a common Chinese writing standard for Chinese people all over the world until the twentieth century.
Originated from the simplification movement of modern Chinese characters and from the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom. In order to improve the literacy rate, the imperial seals and official documents in heaven have been simplified. During the Republic of China, the government of China promoted simplified characters on a large scale, which was abolished after being strongly opposed by all walks of life. 1956 65438+1On October 28th, the State Council issued the Resolution on Promulgating Simplified Chinese Characters Scheme, and Chinese mainland began to fully implement simplified Chinese characters. In the 1970s, a number of simplified characters appeared, which were later abolished.
At present, traditional Chinese characters are still used in China, Taiwan Province Province, Hongkong and Macau, countries with Chinese character cultural circle, and overseas Chinese communities such as Singapore and Malaysia. In the case of cultural relics, surnames, calligraphy seal cutting, handwritten inscriptions and special needs, traditional Chinese characters can be retained or used in Chinese mainland.
The Law of People's Republic of China (PRC) on Common Language and Characters was implemented in 200 1 and 1, which clearly stipulated that the country should promote standardized Chinese characters, and at the same time defined the scope of retaining or using traditional Chinese characters. On June 5th, 20 13, the State Council published a list of Chinese characters with general specifications, including the attached table "Comparison Table of Chinese Characters, Traditional Chinese Characters and Variants". The use of Chinese characters in the general social application field is subject to the specification list.