r/ChineseLanguage • u/shooshy4 • 1d ago

Resources basic question about Pleco

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I looked up 學 in Pleco after seeing it in the Integrated Chinese 1-1 workbook. I thought this workbook was simplified only, so was surprised to see multiple variants of this character.

So my very dumb question about Pleco is:

Does the top line of the screenshot show the simplified character, followed by the traditional in parentheses?

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u/Zagrycha 1d ago

Yes, and you can go into settings to make it the other way around with simplified in parenthesis, or set it to show only one. I recommend having it show both though at least early on, that way you aren't confused trying to find a character without realizing it is the other spelling type-- imagine someone looking for colour everywhere in a dictionary set to American spelling only. Same idea.

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u/shooshy4 1d ago

Thank you! I am ultimately interested in learning both, so I always appreciate seeing both side by side.

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u/Guilty_Fishing8229 1d ago

Yes.

And if you switch to traditional, it will show the simplified in Parentheses

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u/FlashyPost0928 1d ago edited 1d ago

【Note】
● 𭕄 is a component of simplified character 学, not the character "小" (xiǎo).
● 斈 = One of the variants of 學 (学, xué) = 文 + 子
● 学 = A regular-script adaption derived from the cursive script (草書, left ) ▼
● 𰃮 = A simplified form of 𦥯 (xué) — categorized under the radical 冖 (mì); composed of the components 𭕄 + 冖.
● 𦥯 (𰃮) = A place under a roof for teaching and learning

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