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| MixedUpCody Senior Member United States Joined 5257 days ago 144 posts - 280 votes  Speaks: English* Studies: Spanish, Mandarin | Message 1 of 4 12 August 2012 at 5:55am | IP Logged |
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Hey all,
I've been trying to find this online, but I've had no luck. Sometimes, my Chinese character book will show me a slightly different picture of a character than the font on my computer. Nothing huge, just a diǎn going from left to right instead of vis versa, something of that nature. I know this isn't a huge deal, I am just curious how much variation is allowed in a typical character, what kinds of things are allowed to change from personal preference? I suppose this type of thing would be intuitive to someone in a country where these characters are seen daily, but I get confused when I'm told to make a stroke one direction, and it is another direction in some fonts. It hasn't caused any real problems yet, I just want to know what the accepted standard deviation is, and what must be exact. Thanks for any help! Cody 1 person has voted this message useful | |
| laiwai Diglot Groupie SwedenRegistered users can see my Skype Name Joined 6843 days ago 66 posts - 71 votes Speaks: Swedish*, English Studies: Portuguese, Mandarin | Message 2 of 4 12 August 2012 at 11:06am | IP Logged |
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Just learn whatever is in your book and the rest will come with exposure.
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| Hampie Diglot Senior Member Sweden Joined 6660 days ago 625 posts - 1009 votes Speaks: Swedish*, English Studies: Latin, German, Mandarin | Message 3 of 4 12 August 2012 at 12:23pm | IP Logged |
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It might be due to one character being hand written or in a gothic font, and the other being a michino character with
seriefs. The latter ones have their origin in wood block printing, and thus did not conform to the limits of a brush and therefore evolved into looking different than the hadwritten styles. 2 persons have voted this message useful | |
| MixedUpCody Senior Member United States Joined 5257 days ago 144 posts - 280 votes Speaks: English* Studies: Spanish, Mandarin | Message 4 of 4 13 August 2012 at 9:25am | IP Logged |
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Thanks for the help guys. I appreciate it.
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