Second Chinese Character Simplification Scheme
E720419
The Second Chinese Character Simplification Scheme was a later, controversial attempt by the People’s Republic of China to further simplify Chinese characters, which was ultimately abandoned and is no longer in official use.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Second Chinese Character Simplification Scheme canonical | 1 |
Statements (25)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | Chinese character simplification scheme ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Second Scheme for the Simplification of Chinese Characters
NERFINISHED
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第二次汉字简化方案 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| appliesTo | Simplified Chinese writing system ⓘ |
| character | controversial ⓘ |
| country |
China
ⓘ
surface form:
People's Republic of China
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| effectOnUsage | some characters from the scheme continued to appear informally despite official abandonment ⓘ |
| field |
language planning
ⓘ
orthographic reform ⓘ |
| hasPart | lists of newly simplified character forms ⓘ |
| impact | influenced later discussions on limits of character simplification in mainland China ⓘ |
| implementedBy | government of the People's Republic of China NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| language | Chinese ⓘ |
| notAppliedTo |
Traditional Chinese characters used in Hong Kong
ⓘ
Traditional Chinese characters used in Macau ⓘ Traditional Chinese characters used in Taiwan ⓘ |
| predecessor | First Chinese Character Simplification Scheme NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| purpose | to further simplify Chinese characters beyond the first simplification scheme ⓘ |
| reasonForAbandonment |
policy reassessment by language authorities in the People's Republic of China
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strong public and expert opposition ⓘ |
| reasonForControversy |
concerns about disruption to literacy and education
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perceived excessive simplification of many characters ⓘ |
| script | Chinese characters ⓘ |
| status |
abandoned
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no longer in official use ⓘ |
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