At Sat, 22 Dec 2001 14:04:32 -0500 (EST), Thomas Chan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Yes, there are simply font differences. The latter form, with the > diagonal strokes arranged like / \, is the more canonical form, typically > seen in printing when using the kinds of fonts that you tested with. > However, the former form, with the diagonal strokes positioned like \ /, > is more of a handwritten form, although you may see it in fonts that more > resemble handwriting, like the brush-like kaishu(zh)/kaisho(ja) styles > (which were not represented in a limited font survey). Both forms are > fine in Traditional Chinese practice. PRC practice (i.e., "Simplified > Chinese") tends to have made even the printing forms resemble the > handwritten form, although I do not doubt that a Simplified Chinese > reader would accept the / \ form too. I won't presume to speak for > Japanese and Koreans, but I suspect the two forms are interchangeable for > them too (comments, please).
Yes, they are interchangeable in Japan, too. Although the \ / form is much more commonly used in both printing and handwritten forms, there is no problem to recognize the / \ form. I would say it's just a glyph difference. ------------------- Shigemichi Yazawa [EMAIL PROTECTED]
