Chinese characters
logographic writing system with Han origin used in the Sinosphere for Chinese, Japanese, Korean and traditional Vietnamese languages
Chinese characters of Empress Wu
Chinese characters introduced by Empress Wu Zetian; fell into disuse after her death; e.g. 地 → 埊, 照 → 曌
legacy Chinese character
standard traditional character used in modern Chinese that remain unsimplified
standard form of national characters
standardized form of Chinese characters by the Ministry of Education of the Republic of China (Taiwan)
traditional Chinese characters
late imperial Chinese characters still used for official purposes on Taiwan and in Hong Kong and Macau and informally elsewhere
simplified Chinese characters
standardized Chinese characters used in Mainland China, Malaysia and Singapore