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1. Simplified Chinese Characters

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   While the primary goal of simplification was pedagogical efficiency, critics from regions maintaining Traditional script argue that the process compromised the internal logic of the logograms, making etymological tracing more difficult. For instance, the connection between $\text{魚}$ (fish) and its simplified form $\text{鱼}$ is less immediate, requiring external knowledge of the simplification rule (reduction of the top elements).
   Mathematically, the overall average complexity of the Simplifi…