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新字體

简新字体 · 繁新字體

Mandarin · pinyin xīn zì tǐ

shinjitai, simplified Japanese character used since 1946

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新: xīn · new, recent, fresh, modern
字: zì · letter, character, word
體: tǐ · body; group, class, body, unit
体: tǐ · body; group, class, body, unit; inferior

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Mandarin tones

1–4–3 · xin1 zi4 ti3

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

san1 zi6 tai2

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noun

shinjitai (a form of Japanese kanji used after 1947)

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