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俗體字

简俗体字 · 繁俗體字

Mandarin · pinyin sú tǐ zì

nonstandard form of a Chinese character

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俗: sú · social customs; vulgar, unrefined
體: tǐ · body; group, class, body, unit
字: zì · letter, character, word
体: tǐ · body; group, class, body, unit; inferior

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Mandarin tones

2–3–4 · su2 ti3 zi4

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

zuk6 tai2 zi6

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noun

Chinese characters that are non-standard but widespread

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