Traditional Chinese characters (commonly known as regular Chinese characters in Hong Kong, Macao and Taiwan, and traditional Chinese characters in European and American countries), also known as traditional Chinese characters, refer to Chinese characters that were replaced by simplified characters (also known as simplified 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.
The movement of simplified Chinese characters in modern times originated from Taiping Heavenly Kingdom. In order to improve the literacy rate, the imperial seal and official documents were 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, Chinese mainland, Taiwan Province Province, Hong Kong and Macao, countries in the Chinese character cultural circle and overseas Chinese communities such as Singapore and Malaysia still use traditional Chinese characters. In the case of cultural relics, variant surnames, calligraphy seal cutting, handwritten inscriptions and special needs, traditional Chinese characters can be retained or used in Chinese mainland.