<繁體字 vs 簡體字 優缺點> Traditional and Simplified Character Advantages and Disadvantages
<繁體字 vs 簡體字 優缺點>
Traditional and Simplified Character Advantages and Disadvantages
- 繁體字的優 Traditional Advantages
- 理解傳統文化的鏈子；Can understand traditional original Chinese culture beauty
- 讓中國文化得以傳承發展 ;令民國以前的文章，不致成為古董絕學；Chinese culture can be inherited and developed well enough to reserve the past articles otherwise old dynasties beauty will become extinct.
- 可以免除同音假借、一字多意所引起的混淆問題，例如： 後來的“後”跟皇后的“后”分得很清楚。後來的“後” and皇后的“后” are completely different meaning.”Borrow the same sound word後/后 but different meaning word 后, used in same scene 後. It is not logical so you can get confused for its meaning.
- 繁體字的缺點 Traditional Disadvantages
- 太繁瑣，難寫，不方便，不快捷，如“齊”、“歸”、“寶”； Too complex to write, not convenient, not fast to write, eg. 齊”、“歸”、“寶”
- 難學；It is difficult to learn.
- 筆畫太多，容易寫錯字，如“鬱”“鹽”；. 只有港、澳、台使用，難與其它地區溝通。Too many strokes , eg. 鬱”“鹽” and easily make mistakes in writing, only used in Hong Kong, Macau, Taiwan.
- 簡體字的優點 Simplified Character Advantages
- 筆畫少, 結構簡單, 書寫簡便；Stroke are less and simple. The structure is easy to write.
- 易學；Easy to learn.
- 有利推廣，促進漢字學習； For foreigners easy to accept to learn Chinese.
- 減少文盲，增加識字率；To decrease Illiteracy and increase literacy rate.
- 國際間使用簡體字的機會比繁體字多／國際化. Internationally, people learn simplified more than traditional character.
- 最多人使用及流通最廣的中國文字。Most people use this popular simplified Chinese character.
- 簡體字的缺點Simplified Character Disadvantages
- 太粗糙，有違漢字造字原則、藝術性和科學性，如工厂的“厂”；It is too rough and violates the principle of making Chinese words artistically and scientifically.
- 筆畫太相近，容易混淆。如“厂”和“广”，“庄”和“压”；The strokes are too similar and easy to get confused, eg. “厂 and “广” ,“庄”and“压”
- 不利文化傳承；It is not beneficial to inherit Chinese culture.
- 同音假借、一字多意，容易造成混淆，如“发”究竟是發展的發，還是頭髮的髮，就看不出來了。Borrow the same sound word but this word has many meanings so will get confused, eg. “发”is used in 發(发) and 髮(发)，發展的 發(发) or 頭髮的 髮(发) are completely meaning.
- 有些字失去了原來的意思，如“愛”（爱）字沒有了心，“親”（亲）人不相見. Some words lose their original words completely. Eg. 愛”（爱） the simplified later word has no heart”心”，“親”（亲） the simplified later word has no ”人”
July 7, 2017
