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simplified Chinese characters

simplified Chinese character variants, namely used in People's Republic of China, Singapore, Malaysia
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simplified Chinese characters
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Summary

simplified Chinese characters is a logographic writing system[1]. It draws 10,242 Wikipedia views per month (logographic writing system category, ranking #2 of 12).[2]

Key Facts

  • Instance of: natural writing system[3], unicase alphabet[4]
  • Based on: traditional Chinese characters[5]
  • Subclass of: Chinese characters[6]
  • Part of: Simplified Chinese[7]
  • Commons category: Simplified Chinese characters[8]
  • Language of work or name: Simplified Chinese[9]
  • Opposite of: traditional Chinese characters[10]
  • Country of origin: People's Republic of China[11]
  • Inception: 1950[12]
  • Topic's main category: Category:Simplified Chinese characters[13]
  • Script directionality: bi-directional text[14], left-to-right[15], top-to-bottom[16], vertical right-to-left[17]
  • Used by: Simplified Chinese[18]
  • Native label: 简化字[19]
  • Different from: legacy Chinese character[20], abbreviated Chinese character[21], Simplified Chinese[22]
  • Name: Han (Simplified variant)[23], idéogrammes han (variante simplifiée)[24]
  • Exact match: http://data.library.sh.cn/authority/familyname/1en8dk2ugdg5dddb[25], http://data.library.sh.cn/authority/familyname/2a8g23g3oryks7se[26], http://data.library.sh.cn/authority/familyname/2s9oopg7c2tx1vvi[27], http://data.library.sh.cn/authority/familyname/31r52kyz5wfskkjl[28], http://data.library.sh.cn/authority/familyname/4bfnnfulfr4qro7s[29], http://data.library.sh.cn/authority/familyname/4vmfnfag5knd537h[30], http://data.library.sh.cn/authority/familyname/4yadqgxg3js3vff2[31], http://data.library.sh.cn/authority/familyname/5qujdytuq6av198f[32], http://data.library.sh.cn/authority/familyname/6lnpby6z8cus7at9[33], http://data.library.sh.cn/authority/familyname/7dqdeqybr3u5qpxk[34], http://data.library.sh.cn/authority/familyname/7t6hghl39ejg1qpr[35], http://data.library.sh.cn/authority/familyname/8i81cn6yr7afis9n[36], http://data.library.sh.cn/authority/familyname/9i5ukkrs9ebh6qmz[37], http://data.library.sh.cn/authority/familyname/a2tw1zyai3tdsk7a[38]
  • Permanent duplicated item: Q109932416[39]

Why It Matters

simplified Chinese characters has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[40] It is known by 124 alternative names across languages and contexts.[41]

Related Entities

Institut de recherche et d'innovation People's Republic of China

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  18. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . unicode.org. unicode.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . unicode.org. Retrieved . unicode.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  26. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  27. [29] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  28. [30] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  29. [31] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  30. [32] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  31. [33] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  32. [34] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  33. [35] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  34. [36] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  35. [37] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  36. [38] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  37. [39] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [40] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [41] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 4d ago · عُثمان · 2026-10-13 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Wikipedia languages → ['af', 'ar', 'arz', 'ast', 'az', 'azb', 'be', 'bg', 'bn', 'bs', 'ca', 'cdo', 'ck
    Isocat id → 59
    Claims rich → —
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ Isocat id: 59, Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/7325994|simplifiedChinese (#7325994)]] in [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/catalog/125|ISOCAT]] #mix'n'match"
  2. 11w ago · Susmuffin · 2026-07-30 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Harper's tag → simplified-characters
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ Harper's tag: simplified-characters, Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/289959648|simplified characters (#289959648)]] in [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/catalog/"
  3. 14w ago · Nyuhn · 2026-07-10 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Topic's main category → Category:Simplified Chinese characters
    Permanent duplicated item → Q109932416
    Local thumb → —
    Language of work or name → Simplified Chinese
    + 18 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/40849|batch #40849]]: ZGBK ID"
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