At Sat, 22 Dec 2001 14:04:32 -0500 (EST),
Thomas Chan <thomas@atlas.datexx.com> wrote:
> Yes, there are simply font differences. The latter form, with the
> diagonal strokes arranged like / \, is the more canonical form, typically
> seen in printing when using the kinds of fonts that you tested with.
> However, the former form, with the diagonal strokes positioned like \ /,
> is more of a handwritten form, although you may see it in fonts that more
> resemble handwriting, like the brush-like kaishu(zh)/kaisho(ja) styles
> (which were not represented in a limited font survey). Both forms are
> fine in Traditional Chinese practice. PRC practice (i.e., "Simplified
> Chinese") tends to have made even the printing forms resemble the
> handwritten form, although I do not doubt that a Simplified Chinese
> reader would accept the / \ form too. I won't presume to speak for
> Japanese and Koreans, but I suspect the two forms are interchangeable for
> them too (comments, please).
Yes, they are interchangeable in Japan, too. Although the \ / form is
much more commonly used in both printing and handwritten forms, there
is no problem to recognize the / \ form. I would say it's just a glyph
difference.
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Shigemichi Yazawa
yazawa@globalsight.com
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