Talk:叄

Definitions

Why does the definition of this character not match that of its simplified form, 叁? 71.66.97.228 22:56, 29 December 2010 (UTC)

Hi. The character 叁 is an unorthodox form of (俗字) of 參／参 that existed before simplified characters were invented. Evidence can be found here [1] and here [2].

Note that the 通用規范漢字表 published by mainland China in 2013 does not assign any traditional Chinese character to 叁. [3]

Despite its similarity in appearance (compare 参 and 參／参), there does not seem to be any relation between 叁 and 叄. [4]

Evidence for 叄 as a variant form of 參／参 is found in 《中文大辭典》. [5]

Evidence for 叄 as a variant form of 三 is found in 《重訂直音篇》. [6]

Thank you and have a nice day. KevinUp (talk) 04:56, 9 May 2018 (UTC)

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Although historically 叄 doesn't not mean 三 in particular, here's some evidence for 叄 as the financial form of 三:

• Dictionary of Chinese Character Variants 叄: 三之大寫。
• Chinese Linguipedia 叄 / 叁: 「三」的大寫，多用於書寫票據或帳目。例：叄仟肆佰陸拾柒元整。 — justin(r)leung _{{ (t...) | c=› }} 02:42, 9 May 2018 (UTC)

• Hi. Thank you for providing the links. I have updated the entry based on Page 33 of 《重訂直音篇》 [7] KevinUp (talk) 04:20, 9 May 2018 (UTC)