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\"screenshot113\"<\/a>If you are already literate in Chinese, which font you use to display characters on screen isn\u2019t very important, but for second language learners, it can be very confusing if you use the wrong font<\/strong> (or if someone else is using the wrong font). This is especially true if you’re going to handwrite characters you read from screen (including from most dictionaries).<\/p>\n

Now, you might think that font choice is a matter of aesthetics, and you\u2019d be mostly right. However, there is a fairly large number of characters that look distinctly different depending on which font you use. These differences are not because of simplified and traditional characters<\/a>, that\u2019s a completely different issue. I have written more about Chinese fonts and character variations in this article:<\/p>\n

Chinese character variants and fonts for language learners<\/a><\/p>\n

In this article, I’ll help you make sure you’re using the right font.<\/p>\n

The Chinese font and character variation checker<\/b><\/p>\n

Below, I have provided three columns of characters as follows:<\/p>\n

    \n
  1. Mainland Chinese standard, using \u65b9\u6b63\u6977\u4f53\u7b80\u4f53<\/a><\/li>\n
  2. Your browser’s current default sans serif font<\/li>\n
  3. Taiwanese standard, using \u6559\u80b2\u90e8\u6a19\u6e96\u6977\u66f8<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    Both the fonts I have selected are \u6977\u4f53\/\u6977\u9ad4, which is suitable if you’re learning to read and write characters. To allow for comparison, the references are images, not text, so they will look the same regardless what settings you have. If you have the fonts mentioned above configured properly, you should get the middle column matching the either the on the left or right.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
    CN<\/strong><\/td>\nYou<\/strong><\/td>\nTW<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    \"ying-mc-c\"<\/a><\/td>\n\u82f1<\/span><\/td>\n\"ying-tw-c\"<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    \"gu-mc-c\"<\/a><\/td>\n\u9aa8<\/span><\/td>\n\"gu-tw-c\"<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    \"xiu-mc-c\"<\/a><\/td>\n\u7f9e<\/span><\/td>\n\"xiu-tw-c\"<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    \"qi-mc-c\"<\/a><\/td>\n\u8d77<\/span><\/td>\n\"qi-tw-c\"<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    \"liang-mc-c\"<\/a><\/td>\n\u4eae<\/span><\/td>\n\"liang-tw-c\"<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    \"xue-cn-c\"<\/a><\/td>\n\u96ea<\/span><\/td>\n\"xue-tw-c\"<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    \"ju-cn-c\"<\/a><\/td>\n\u805a
    \n<\/span><\/td>\n    		\"ju-tw-c\"<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    \"chuang-cn-c\"<\/a><\/td>\n\u7a97
    \n<\/span><\/td>\n    		\"chuang-tw-c\"<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    \"ao-cn-c\"<\/a><\/td>\n\u50b2
    \n<\/span><\/td>\n    		\"ao-tw-c\"<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    \"shu-cn-c\"<\/a><\/td>\n\u8ff0
    \n<\/span><\/td>\n    		\"shu-tw-c\"<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

    Checking your fonts
    \n<\/strong><\/p>\n

    Font-handling for Chinese characters is really hard to get right and some browsers won’t even allow you to set specific Chinese fonts, in which case the above test will fail unless you select one of the fonts I listed as your default font for all text, which is probably a bad idea. The above set-up works on my system (Chrome on Ubuntu), but don’t panic if it doesn’t work on yours!<\/p>\n

    Here is a simpler way of checking any font using any an ordinary word processor. Do the following:<\/p>\n

      \n
    1. Copy one of the two pictures below (red for Mainland, blue for Taiwan)
      \n<\/strong>      \"cn-standard\"<\/a>\"tw-standard\"<\/a><\/li>\n
    2. Paste into your word processor<\/strong><\/li>\n
    3. Copy the following characters:<\/strong>\n

      \u82f1\u3000<\/span><\/span>\u9aa8\u3000\u7f9e\u3000\u8d77\u3000\u4eae\u3000\u96ea\u3000\u805a\u3000\u7a97\u3000\u50b2 \u8ff0<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n

    4. Paste below the image in your word processor<\/strong><\/li>\n
    5. Adjust size (I used 26 for the screen below)<\/strong><\/li>\n
    6. Choose whatever font you want to check<\/strong><\/li>\n
    7. See if the coloured parts of the characters match<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

      This is what it looks like if you paste both pictures and select the \u6559\u80b2\u90e8\u6a19\u6e96\u6977\u66f8<\/a> font. The middle row is the text in my word processor, the other two are the pictures copied from above:<\/p>\n

      \"texteditor2\"<\/a><\/p>\n

       <\/p>\n

      Now, unless you use exactly the fonts I recommended, you probably won’t get a 100% match. However, you can still see if the coloured parts match or not. Many fonts will give you mixed results. For example, one of the open source traditional fonts I use a lot (AR PL UKai TW), gives correct Taiwan standard for most characters, but not for \u96ea, \u805a and \u7a97. That’s also a font I use here on Hacking Chinese, but you probably won’t see it unless you happen to have it installed already.<\/span><\/p>\n

      More characters that differ
      \n<\/strong><\/p>\n

      Here are some more characters that are written differently (try switching font or looking them up in dictionaries):<\/p>\n

      \u6cbf \u6b21 \u5203 \u4ee4 \u53ca \u80b2 \u5192 \u62d4<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

      I have not included characters that have the same or very similar differences as those described or covered elsewhere in this article. If you know of more, please let me know!<\/p>\n

      Does it matter?
      \n<\/strong><\/p>\n

      As I said in the introduction, font differences are mainly important if you use your computer to learn how to write characters by hand, such as by using flashcards or printing text for writing practice.<\/p>\n

      In other words, if you’re only reading, it doesn’t really matter. Most literate people would probably not even notice most of these differences when reading, but they are quite easy to spot if you look for them.<\/p>\n

      In any case, when you use programs, websites or apps to learn Chinese, you should be aware of what font is being used. This is very hard or impossible to control in some situations, especially on mobile phones, but some apps allow you to select fonts (Pleco<\/a> and Anki<\/a>, for example). Choose fonts that match the standard you want to follow.<\/p>\n

      Looking up how to write any character<\/strong><\/p>\n

      If you want to check a specific character rather than a font in general, you should use a dictionary that has pictures or animations rather than just text. Here are my primary suggestions:<\/p>\n

        \n
      1. In general, Zdic.net<\/a> is a great <\/strong>\"screenshot114\"<\/a>choice.<\/strong> It offers animated characters (Mainland standard), but if you click \u5b57\u6e90\u5b57\u5f62, it will show you character versions for different regions (check the screen dump on the right), including Mainland China, Taiwan, Hong Kong, Japan and Korea.<\/li>\n
      2. For students who want to adhere to the Taiwanese standard, please refer to the Ministry of Education dictionary<\/a><\/strong>, which is a great tool in general, but in particular offers animated characters. You can also find a variant character dictionary here<\/a>, but that might be a bit much for the average learner.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

        Fonts aren’t always enough<\/strong><\/p>\n

        As I have noted in a previous article<\/a>, fixing the font isn\u2019t always enough. There are character variations that look very similar, but that have different code points, meaning that changing font will not help.<\/p>\n

        Here are some important ones, please suggest more if you can come up with any:<\/p>\n

        Preferred simplified: \u5151 \u6e29 \u6237 \u5f55 \u6ca1 \u6362 \u9ec4 \u5965 \u522b \u5239 \u51b2 \u7fa1 \u5185 \u629b \u5434 <\/span>\u5f66 \u5300<\/span><\/p>\n

        Preferred traditional: \u514c \u6eab \u6236 \u5f54 \u6c92 \u63db \u9ec3 \u5967 \u5225 \u524e \u6c96 \u7fa8 \u5167 \u62cb \u5433 \u5f65 \u52fb<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

        To fix this, you need to convert characters. I haven’t done proper research into different conversion tools, but this tool<\/a> could handle all these cases except \u5f55<\/span>\/\u5f54. Please make sure you select the correct source.<\/span><\/p>\n

        How to install new fonts<\/strong><\/p>\n

        Operating systems and devices change rapidly and there are so many different combinations that it would be foolish to try to collect information about how to install fonts here. Instead, just search for your device and operating system, plus “how to install fonts” and you should be on your way!<\/p>\n

        Conclusion<\/strong><\/p>\n

        I hope this article has provided you with more practical help when it comes to font issues when learning Chinese. It’s not easy to wrap your head around how fonts actually work on computers, phones and devices, but I have done my best to get you moving in the right direction. Good luck!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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