First Chinese Character Simplification Scheme
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The First Chinese Character Simplification Scheme was a mid-20th-century language reform initiative in the People’s Republic of China that standardized a set of simplified Chinese characters to promote literacy and modernize written Chinese.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| First Chinese Character Simplification Scheme canonical | 1 |
Statements (29)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Chinese character simplification scheme
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language reform policy ⓘ orthographic reform ⓘ |
| aimedAtPopulation | Chinese-speaking population in mainland China ⓘ |
| appliesTo |
Chinese language
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written Chinese ⓘ |
| comparedTo | traditional Chinese characters ⓘ |
| context |
mid-20th-century language reform in China
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post-1949 educational reforms in the PRC ⓘ |
| country |
China
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surface form:
People's Republic of China
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| field |
Chinese orthography
NERFINISHED
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education policy ⓘ language planning ⓘ |
| goal |
modernize written Chinese
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promote literacy ⓘ standardize simplified Chinese characters ⓘ |
| hasComponent |
list of simplified characters
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rules for character simplification ⓘ |
| implementedBy | government of the People's Republic of China NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influenced |
later Chinese character simplification schemes
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standardization of simplified Chinese in mainland China ⓘ |
| motivation |
increase reading efficiency
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reduce complexity of character forms ⓘ support mass education campaigns ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Chinese character simplification
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Chinese language reform NERFINISHED ⓘ literacy campaigns in the People's Republic of China ⓘ |
| resultedIn | official promotion of simplified Chinese characters in the PRC ⓘ |
| usesScript | simplified Chinese characters ⓘ |
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