Second Chinese Character Simplification Scheme

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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.

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instanceOf Chinese character simplification scheme
alsoKnownAs Second Scheme for the Simplification of Chinese Characters NERFINISHED
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
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
strong public and expert opposition
reasonForControversy concerns about disruption to literacy and education
perceived excessive simplification of many characters
script Chinese characters
status abandoned
no longer in official use

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Simplified Chinese majorReform Second Chinese Character Simplification Scheme