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1. Simplified Chinese Characters

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   Simplified Chinese characters ($\text{简体字}$, Jiǎntǐzì) are a standardized set of characters used in the written form of Chinese ($\text{漢語}$), primarily promulgated and mandated by the government of the People's Republic of China (PRC) starting in the mid-20th century. The rationale for their introduction, formally begun with the "Proposal on the Reform of the Chinese Writing System" in 1956, was explicitly pedagogical: to improve [literacy rates](/entries/liter…