![]() And you’d think if the two characters were to make a sudden and unexpected reappearance into modern Chinese, then they would each use the simplified character multiplied by four. Likewise “zhèng” is a quadruplicated character based on the traditional character for rise or flourish, 興 (xīng). “Zhé” is just the traditional character for dragon, 龍 (long), written four times (this is known as a quadruplicated character). And thirdly, are they really so complex? Look closely at both characters. Secondly, as they haven’t been in use for thousands of years, you’re not going to come across them in your reading. Firstly, they are actually traditional characters that just don’t have simplified versions (because they haven’t been used for thousands of years). However there are three problems with declaring them Simplified Chinese’s most complex characters. Zhé and zhèng both have 64 strokes which puts them at equal top on the list of Simplified Chinese’s hardest characters to write. ![]() ![]() Here is a list of the most difficult Chinese characters, first in Simplified Chinese and then in Traditional and ancient Chinese, plus a couple of bonus characters for fun. ![]() One of the most rewarding aspects of studying Chinese is learning about their rich and fascinating writing system. ![]()
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