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Hi polyglots.
When you learn the Han script, you may discover unorthographic forms of a character, and find them beautiful. Here is a list of variant forms of Han characters that are adopted officially. Singapore follows the standard of the People's Republic of China; Macau follows the standard of the Republic of China (Taiwan). Vietnam and the Democratic People's Republic of Korea have no official Han script orthography.
Due to historical issues of Unicode, some different code points are assigned to the same glyphs, while some different glyphs are assigned the same code points. The displayed form is determined by the font setting in you browser.
It is recommended to copy the table, paste into a spreadsheet and set fonts for columns individually.
Fonts that distinguish different orthographies:
Song / Ming typeface
- Source Han Serif https://github.com/adobe-fonts/source-han-serif
Gothic typeface
- Source Han Sans https://github.com/adobe-fonts/source-han-sans
- Sasara Gothic https://github.com/be5invis/Sarasa-Gothic
Kai typeface
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- Klee One https://github.com/fontworks-fonts/Klee
- LXGW WenKai GB https://github.com/lxgw/LxgwWenkaiGB
- Iansui https://github.com/ButTaiwan/iansui
- JyunsaiKaai https://github.com/ItMarki/jyunsaikaai
- LXGW WenKai KR https://github.com/lxgw/LxgwWenkaiKR
In progress
| form in
CN |
form in
TW |
form in
HK |
form in
JP |
form in
KR |
note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 万 0 | 萬 1 | 萬 1 | 万 0 | 萬 1 | |
| 专 0 | 專 1 | 專 1 | 専 2 | 專 1 | |
| 丝 0 | 絲 1 | 絲 1 | 糸 2 | 絲 1 | |
| 两 0 | 兩 1 | 兩 1 | 両 2 | 兩 1 | |
| 严 0 | 嚴 1 | 嚴 1 | 厳 2 | 嚴 1 | |
| 丰 0 | 豐 1 | 豐 1 | 豊 2 | 豐 1 | |
| 为 0 | 為 1 | 為 1 | 為 1 | 爲 2 | |
| 乐 0 | 樂 1 | 樂 1 | 楽 2 | 樂 1 | |
| 亚 0 | 亞 1 | 亞 1 | 亜 2 | 亞 1 | |
| 亩 0 | 畝 1 | 畝 1 | 畝 1 | 畝 1 | |
| 从 0 | 從 1 | 從 1 | 従 2 | 從 1 | |
| 令 0 | 令 1 | 令 1 | 令 2 | 令 2 | same codepoint is assigned to different forms for CN, TW-HK, JP-KR |
| 价 0 | 價 1 | 價 1 | 価 2 | 價 1 | |
| 传 0 | 傳 1 | 傳 1 | 伝 2 | 傳 1 | |
| 余 0 | 餘 1 | 餘 1 | 余 0 | 餘 1 | |
| 俭 0 | 儉 1 | 儉 1 | 倹 2 | 儉 1 | |
| 儿 0 | 兒 1 | 兒 1 | 児 2 | 兒 1 | |
| 关 0 | 關 1 | 關 1 | 関 2 | 關 1 | |
| 兽 0 | 獸 1 | 獸 1 | 獣 2 | 獸 1 | |
| 净 0 | 淨 1 | 淨 1 | 浄 2 | 淨 1 | |
| 击 0 | 擊 1 | 擊 1 | 撃 2 | 擊 1 | |
| 剂 0 | 劑 1 | 劑 1 | 剤 2 | 劑 1 | |
| 剑 0 | 劍 1 | 劍 1 | 剣 2 | 劍 1 | |
| 劝 0 | 勸 1 | 勸 1 | 勧 2 | 勸 1 | |
| 劳 0 | 勞 1 | 勞 1 | 労 2 | 勞 1 | |
| 医 0 | 醫 1 | 醫 1 | 医 0 | 醫 1 | |
| 单 0 | 單 1 | 單 1 | 単 2 | 單 1 | |
| 卖 0 | 賣 1 | 賣 1 | 売 2 | 賣 1 | |
| 厅 0 | 廳 1 | 廳 1 | 庁 2 | 廳 1 | |
| 历 0 | 曆 1 | 曆 1 | 暦 2 | 曆 1 | in the sense of calendar |
| 历 0 | 歷 1 | 歷 1 | 歴 2 | 歷 1 | in the sense of experience |
| 压 0 | 壓 1 | 壓 1 | 圧 2 | 壓 1 | |
| 县 0 | 縣 1 | 縣 1 | 県 2 | 縣 1 | |
| 双 0 | 雙 1 | 雙 1 | 双 0 | 雙 1 | |
| 发 0 | 發 1 | 發 1 | 発 2 | 發 1 | in the sense of shooting, departing, dispatching, initiating, and so on |
| 发 0 | 髮 1 | 髮 1 | 髪 2 | 髮 1 | in the sense of hair on the head |
| 变 0 | 變 1 | 變 1 | 変 2 | 變 1 | |
| 叠 0 | 疊 1 | 疊 1 | 畳 2 | 疊 1 | |
| 听 0 | 聽 1 | 聽 1 | 聴 2 | 聽 1 | in the sense of hearing |
| 听 0 | 听 0 | 听 0 | 听 0 | 听 0 | in the sense of laughter |
| 启 0 | 啟 1 | 啟 1 | 啓 2 | 啓 3 | same codepoint is assigned to different forms for JP and KR |
| 吴 0 | 吳 1 | 吳 1 | 呉 2 | 吳 1 | |
| 团 0 | 團 1 | 團 1 | 団 2 | 團 1 | |
| 围 0 | 圍 1 | 圍 1 | 囲 2 | 圍 1 | |
| 图 0 | 圖 1 | 圖 1 | 図 2 | 圖 1 | |
| 圆 0 | 圓 1 | 圓 1 | 円 2 | 圓 1 | |
| 坏 0 | 壞 1 | 壞 1 | 壊 2 | 壞 1 | |
| 垒 0 | 壘 1 | 壘 1 | 塁 2 | 壘 1 | |
| 堕 0 | 墮 1 | 墮 1 | 堕 0 | 墮 1 | |
| 壳 0 | 殼 1 | 殼 1 | 殻 2 | 殼 1 | |
| 壹 0 | 壹 0 | 壹 0 | 壱 1 | 壹 0 | |
| 处 0 | 處 1 | 處 1 | 処 2 | 處 1 | |
| 奖 0 | 獎 1 | 獎 1 | 奨 2 | 獎 1 | |
| 奥 0 | 奧 1 | 奧 1 | 奥 0 | 奧 1 | |
| 娱 0 | 娛 1 | 娛 1 | 娯 2 | 娛 1 | |
| 实 0 | 實 1 | 實 1 | 実 2 | 實 1 | |
| 宽 0 | 寬 1 | 寬 1 | 寛 2 | 寬 1 | |
| 对 0 | 對 1 | 對 1 | 対 2 | 對 1 | |
| 将 0 | 將 1 | 將 1 | 将 2 | 將 1 | same codepoint is assigned to different forms for CN and JP |
| 岁 0 | 歲 1 | 歲 1 | 歳 2 | 歲 1 | |
| 带 0 | 帶 1 | 帶 1 | 帯 2 | 帶 1 | |
| 帮 0 | 幫 1 | 幫 1 | 幇 2 | 幫 1 | |
| 广 0 | 廣 1 | 廣 1 | 広 2 | 廣 1 | |
| 庄 0 | 莊 1 | 莊 1 | 荘 2 | 莊 1 | |
| 应 0 | 應 1 | 應 1 | 応 2 | 應 1 | |
| 废 0 | 廢 1 | 廢 1 | 廃 2 | 廢 1 | |
| 弁 0 | 弁 0 | 弁 0 | 弁 0 | 弁 0 | in the sense of hat |
| 弹 0 | 彈 1 | 彈 1 | 弾 2 | 彈 1 | |
| 归 0 | 歸 1 | 歸 1 | 帰 2 | 歸 1 | |
| 录 0 | 錄 1 | 錄 1 | 録 2 | 錄 1 | |
| 征 0 | 徵 1 | 徵 1 | 徴 2 | 徵 1 | in the sense of collection |
| 征 0 | 征 0 | 征 0 | 征 0 | 征 0 | in the sense of going a long journey |
| 径 0 | 徑 1 | 徑 1 | 径 2 | 徑 1 | same codepoint is assigned to different forms for CN and JP |
| 怀 0 | 懷 1 | 懷 1 | 懐 2 | 懷 1 | |
| 总 0 | 總 1 | 總 1 | 総 2 | 總 1 | |
| 恶 0 | 惡 1 | 惡 1 | 悪 2 | 惡 1 | |
| 恼 0 | 惱 1 | 惱 1 | 悩 2 | 惱 1 | |
| 戏 0 | 戲 1 | 戲 1 | 戯 2 | 戲 1 | |
| 战 0 | 戰 1 | 戰 1 | 戦 2 | 戰 1 | |
| 户 0 | 戶 1 | 戶 1 | 戸 2 | 戶 1 | |
| 扩 0 | 擴 1 | 擴 1 | 拡 2 | 擴 1 | |
| 择 0 | 擇 1 | 擇 1 | 択 2 | 擇 1 | |
| 据 0 | 據 1 | 據 1 | 拠 2 | 據 1 | |
| 摄 0 | 攝 1 | 攝 1 | 摂 2 | 攝 1 | |
| 摇 0 | 搖 1 | 搖 1 | 揺 2 | 搖 1 | |
| 教 0 | 教 0 | 教 0 | 教 0 | 敎 1 | |
| 斋 0 | 齋 1 | 齋 1 | 斎 2 | 齋 1 | |
| 显 0 | 顯 1 | 顯 1 | 顕 2 | 顯 1 | |
| 晓 0 | 曉 1 | 曉 1 | 暁 2 | 曉 1 | |
| 杂 0 | 雜 1 | 雜 1 | 雑 2 | 雜 1 | |
| 权 0 | 權 1 | 權 1 | 権 2 | 權 1 | |
| 栈 0 | 棧 1 | 棧 1 | 桟 2 | 棧 1 | |
| 样 0 | 樣 1 | 樣 1 | 様 2 | 樣 1 | |
| 检 0 | 檢 1 | 檢 1 | 検 2 | 檢 1 | |
| 樱 0 | 櫻 1 | 櫻 1 | 桜 2 | 櫻 1 | |
| 欢 0 | 歡 1 | 歡 1 | 歓 2 | 歡 1 | |
| 残 0 | 殘 1 | 殘 1 | 残 2 | 殘 1 | same codepoint is assigned to different forms for CN and JP |
| 气 0 | 氣 1 | 氣 1 | 気 2 | 氣 1 | |
| 氛 0 | 氛 0 | 氛 0 | 雰 1 | 雰 1 | |
| 汇 0 | 彙 1 | 彙 1 | 彚 2 | 彙 1 | in the sense of collection |
| 汇 0 | 匯 1 | 匯 1 | 匯 1 | 匯 1 | in the sense of flowing together, remit |
| 污 0 | 汙 1 | 污 0 | 汚 2 | 汚 2 | |
| 泛 0 | 泛 0 | 泛 0 | 汎 1 | 汎 1 | |
| 泪 0 | 淚 1 | 淚 1 | 涙 2 | 淚 1 | |
| 泽 0 | 澤 1 | 澤 1 | 沢 2 | 澤 1 | |
| 浅 0 | 淺 1 | 淺 1 | 浅 2 | 淺 1 | same codepoint is assigned to different forms for CN and JP |
| 济 0 | 濟 1 | 濟 1 | 済 2 | 濟 1 | |
| 浜 0 | 浜 0 | 浜 0 | 浜 0 | 浜 0 | in the sense of small waterway |
| 涩 0 | 澀 1 | 澀 1 | 渋 2 | 澁 3 | |
| 满 0 | 滿 1 | 滿 1 | 満 2 | 滿 1 | |
| 滨 0 | 濱 1 | 濱 1 | 浜 2 | 濱 1 | in the sense of beach |
| 濑 0 | 瀨 1 | 瀨 1 | 瀬 2 | 瀨 1 | |
| 灵 0 | 靈 1 | 靈 1 | 霊 2 | 靈 1 | |
| 炼 0 | 鍊 1 | 鍊 1 | 錬 2 | 鍊 1 | |
| 烟 0 | 煙 1 | 煙 1 | 煙 1 | 煙 1 | in the sense of smoke |
| 烟 0 | 菸 1 | 煙 2 | 煙 2 | 煙 2 | in the sense of tobacco |
| 烧 0 | 燒 1 | 燒 1 | 焼 2 | 燒 1 | |
| 烧 0 | 燒 1 | 燒 1 | 焼 2 | 燒 1 | |
| 牺 0 | 犧 1 | 犧 1 | 犠 2 | 犧 1 | |
| 猎 0 | 獵 1 | 獵 1 | 猟 2 | 獵 1 | |
| 瓣 0 | 瓣 0 | 瓣 0 | 弁 1 | 瓣 0 | in the sense of petal, valve |
| 画 0 | 畫 1 | 畫 1 | 画 2 | 畵 3 | same codepoint is assigned to different forms for CN and JP |
| 盐 0 | 鹽 1 | 鹽 1 | 塩 2 | 鹽 1 | |
| 真 0 | 真 0 | 真 0 | 真 0 | 眞 1 | |
| 稳 0 | 穩 1 | 穩 1 | 穏 2 | 穩 1 | |
| 纤 0 | 纖 1 | 纖 1 | 繊 2 | 纖 1 | |
| 纵 0 | 縱 1 | 縱 1 | 縦 2 | 縱 1 | |
| 线 0 | 線 1 | 線 1 | 線 1 | 線 1 | |
| 经 0 | 經 1 | 經 1 | 経 2 | 經 1 | |
| 绘 0 | 繪 1 | 繪 1 | 絵 2 | 繪 1 | |
| 绝 0 | 絕 1 | 絕 1 | 絶 2 | 絕 1 | |
| 继 0 | 繼 1 | 繼 1 | 継 2 | 繼 1 | |
| 续 0 | 續 1 | 續 1 | 続 2 | 續 1 | |
| 绳 0 | 繩 1 | 繩 1 | 縄 2 | 繩 1 | |
| 绿 0 | 綠 1 | 綠 1 | 緑 2 | 綠 1 | |
| 缘 0 | 緣 1 | 緣 1 | 縁 2 | 緣 1 | |
| 翻 0 | 翻 1 | 翻 1 | 翻 0 | 飜 2 | same codepoint is assigned to different forms for CN-JP, TW-HK |
| 聪 0 | 聰 1 | 聰 1 | 聡 2 | 聰 1 | |
| 肃 0 | 肅 1 | 肅 1 | 粛 2 | 肅 1 | |
| 脏 0 | 臟 1 | 臟 1 | 臓 2 | 臟 1 | in the sense of internal organs |
| 脏 0 | 髒 1 | 髒 1 | 髒 1 | 髒 1 | in the sense of dirty |
| 脑 0 | 腦 1 | 腦 1 | 脳 2 | 腦 1 | |
| 艳 0 | 豔 1 | 豔 1 | 艶 2 | 豔 1 | |
| 艺 0 | 藝 1 | 藝 1 | 芸 2 | 藝 1 | in the sense of art |
| 芸 0 | 蕓 1 | 蕓 1 | 蕓 1 | 蕓 1 | in the sense of a kind of vegetable in historical records |
| 芸 0 | 芸 0 | 芸 0 | 芸 0 | 芸 0 | in the sense of rue |
| 茎 0 | 莖 1 | 莖 1 | 茎 2 | 莖 1 | same codepoint is assigned to different forms for CN and JP |
| 荣 0 | 榮 1 | 榮 1 | 栄 2 | 榮 1 | |
| 药 0 | 藥 1 | 藥 1 | 薬 2 | 藥 1 | |
| 萤 0 | 螢 1 | 螢 1 | 蛍 2 | 螢 1 | |
| 营 0 | 營 1 | 營 1 | 営 2 | 營 1 | |
| 观 0 | 觀 1 | 觀 1 | 観 2 | 觀 1 | |
| 览 0 | 覽 1 | 覽 1 | 覧 2 | 覽 1 | |
| 觉 0 | 覺 1 | 覺 1 | 覚 2 | 覺 1 | |
| 让 0 | 讓 1 | 讓 1 | 譲 2 | 讓 1 | |
| 证 0 | 證 1 | 證 1 | 証 2 | 證 1 | |
| 译 0 | 譯 1 | 譯 1 | 訳 2 | 譯 1 | |
| 说 0 | 說 1 | 說 1 | 説 2 | 說 1 | |
| 读 0 | 讀 1 | 讀 1 | 読 2 | 讀 1 | |
| 谣 0 | 謠 1 | 謠 1 | 謡 2 | 謠 1 | |
| 贰 0 | 貳 1 | 貳 1 | 弐 2 | 貳 1 | |
| 赖 0 | 賴 1 | 賴 1 | 頼 2 | 賴 1 | |
| 赞 0 | 讚 1 | 讚 1 | 讃 2 | 讚 1 | in the sense of praise |
| 赞 0 | 贊 1 | 贊 1 | 賛 2 | 贊 1 | in the sense of help |
| 践 0 | 踐 1 | 踐 1 | 践 2 | 踐 1 | |
| 转 0 | 轉 1 | 轉 1 | 転 2 | 轉 1 | |
| 轻 0 | 輕 1 | 輕 1 | 軽 2 | 輕 1 | |
| 辦 0 | 辦 0 | 辦 0 | 弁 1 | 辦 0 | in the sense of management |
| 辨 0 | 辨 0 | 辨 0 | 弁 1 | 辨 0 | in the sense of distinguishment, discrimination (in Japanese) |
| 辩 0 | 辯 1 | 辯 1 | 弁 2 | 辯 1 | in the sense of debate, dialect (in Japanese), speech (in Japanese) |
| 辫 0 | 辮 1 | 辮 1 | 弁 2 | 辮 1 | in the sense of braid |
| 边 0 | 邊 1 | 邊 1 | 辺 2 | 邊 1 | |
| 迟 0 | 遲 1 | 遲 1 | 遅 2 | 遲 1 | |
| 递 0 | 遞 1 | 遞 1 | 逓 2 | 遞 1 | |
| 邻 0 | 鄰 1 | 鄰 1 | 隣 2 | 鄰 1 | |
| 郁 0 | 郁 0 | 郁 0 | 郁 0 | 郁 0 | in the sense of fragrant |
| 郁 0 | 鬱 1 | 鬱 1 | 欝 2 | 鬱 1 | in the sense of lush, stagnate, melancholy |
| 酿 0 | 釀 1 | 釀 1 | 醸 2 | 釀 1 | |
| 释 0 | 釋 1 | 釋 1 | 釈 2 | 釋 1 | |
| 里 0 | 裡 1 | 裡 1 | 裏 2 | 裏 2 | |
| 鉴 0 | 鑒 1 | 鑒 1 | 鑑 2 | 鑒 1 | |
| 钱 0 | 錢 1 | 錢 1 | 銭 2 | 錢 1 | |
| 钵 0 | 缽 1 | 缽 1 | 鉢 2 | 缽 1 | |
| 铁 0 | 鐵 1 | 鐵 1 | 鉄 2 | 鐵 1 | |
| 铸 0 | 鑄 1 | 鑄 1 | 鋳 2 | 鑄 1 | |
| 铺 0 | 鋪 1 | 鋪 1 | 鋪 1 | 鋪 1 | in the sense of bed, spreading out |
| 铺 0 | 鋪 1 | 鋪 1 | 舗 2 | 鋪 1 | in the sense of shop, counter for spreaded paper scrolls (in Japanese) |
| 锐 0 | 銳 1 | 銳 1 | 鋭 2 | 銳 1 | |
| 阅 0 | 閱 1 | 閱 1 | 閲 2 | 閱 1 | |
| 险 0 | 險 1 | 險 1 | 険 2 | 險 1 | |
| 隐 0 | 隱 1 | 隱 1 | 隠 2 | 隱 1 | |
| 隶 0 | 隸 1 | 隸 1 | 隷 2 | 隸 1 | |
| 青 0 | 青 0 | 青 0 | 青 0 | 靑 1 | |
| 面 0 | 面 1 | 面 1 | 面 2 | 面 1 | in the sense of face, surface, and so on |
| 面 0 | 麵 1 | 麵 1 | 麺 2 | 麵 1 | in the sense of flour, noodles |
| 颜 0 | 顏 1 | 顏 1 | 顔 2 | 顏 1 | |
| 马 0 | 馬 1 | 馬 1 | 馬 1 | 馬 1 | |
| 驱 0 | 驅 1 | 驅 1 | 駆 2 | 驅 1 | |
| 驿 0 | 驛 1 | 驛 1 | 駅 2 | 驛 1 | |
| 验 0 | 驗 1 | 驗 1 | 験 2 | 驗 1 | |
| 骚 0 | 騷 1 | 騷 1 | 騒 2 | 騷 1 | |
| 鱼 0 | 魚 1 | 魚 1 | 魚 1 | 魚 1 | |
| 黑 0 | 黑 0 | 黑 0 | 黒 1 | 黑 0 | |
| 齐 0 | 齊 1 | 齊 1 | 斉 2 | 齊 1 | |
| 齿 0 | 齒 1 | 齒 1 | 歯 2 | 齒 1 | |
| 龙 0 | 龍 1 | 龍 1 | 竜 2 | 龍 1 | |
| 龟 0 | 龜 1 | 龜 1 | 亀 2 | 龜 1 |
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