繁体字 fántǐzì traditional Chinese character
How to remember 繁体字: 繁 complex + 体 body + 字 character = traditional Chinese character.
Characters
How it is used
- Traditional Chinese characters, used in Taiwan, Hong Kong, Macau - 繁体字笔画多 (fántǐzì bǐhuà duō) traditional characters have many strokes.
- Direct opposite of 简体字 (jiǎntǐzì, simplified). Standard writing-system term - 写简体字 (xiě jiǎntǐzì) write simplified characters.
- Also called 正体字 in Taiwan.