Traditional Chinese characters are simplified Chinese characters, and the original Chinese characters are called "traditional Chinese characters" to distinguish the two fonts. In Hongkong, Taiwan Province and other places where Chinese is used, there is no concept of traditional Chinese characters. On the contrary, there are expressions of "simplified Chinese characters" and "residual characters". Simplified Chinese characters appeared after People's Republic of China (PRC) was founded in Chinese mainland. Its main purpose is to reduce strokes, make learning and writing easier, and greatly improve literacy and writing efficiency. There is a saying that it saves ink. However, the negative impact is great. First of all, the aesthetic feeling of Chinese characters has been weakened, and the essence of single meaning of Chinese characters has also been destroyed. At the same time, the ability of our generation who studied simplified Chinese characters since childhood to read ancient books, inscriptions, calligraphy and other conventional characters has also been weakened to varying degrees. The biggest drawback is that it is difficult for them to distinguish between mainlanders and China people outside the mainland.
The comprehensive promotion and systematic application of Japanese Chinese characters since the Shoto Kutaishi period is an important part of the Chinese character cultural circle. In Japan (ancient times), it was impossible to be an official without knowing Chinese. "Day" and "person" are all regular characters with few strokes, which is no different from simplified characters.