ji6 tai2異體异体

Jyutpingji6 tai2

Yaleyih tái

名詞

Definition

Variant form; a different form from the standard or official one.

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How it's used

Focuses primarily on orthographic variations of Chinese characters rather than general differences in form. It is a technical term frequently encountered in linguistics, calligraphy, or when discussing dictionary entries for complex characters. When identifying a character as a variant, it implies that while the meaning remains identical to the standard form, the stroke structure deviates.

Measure word

go3個go

Examples

ni1呢go3個zi6字hai6係ji6異tai2體，se2寫faat3法tung4同ping4平si4時gin3見hoi1開go2嗰di1啲m4唔tung4同。

This character is a variant; the way it is written is different from what we usually see.

nei5你zi1知m4唔zi1知ni1呢go3個zi6字jau5有gei2幾do1多go3個ji6異tai2體aa4呀？

Do you know how many variant forms this character has?

Common phrases

ji6異tai2體zi6字

allograph

Common mistake

Avoid using this to describe general differences in appearance or style between objects, as it is almost exclusively reserved for characters or linguistic symbols. For general differences in shape or form, use 形態唔同 instead.