Ancient Character Variant Comparison
Compare orthographic variants and interchangeable characters (異體字 / 通假字).
I. Tool
Operation
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國 — state, polity
Orthographic variants
Simplified / Traditional
Phonetic loans (通假)
II. Principle
How it works
A local dataset maps each head character to its recorded variants, simplified forms and common phonetic loans. Results are grouped by relationship type so you can distinguish true variants from loan characters.
III. Guide
User guide
- 01Enter a single Han character.
- 02Review the returned variants grouped as: Orthographic variants, Simplified/Traditional pairs, Phonetic loans.
- 03Click any related character to run its own lookup.
IV. FAQ
Frequently asked
Q.Does this cover Japanese Kanji variants?
A.The primary scope is Chinese classical usage; a small number of Japanese-only variants are marked as such.
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