The traditional Chinese characters and the simplified Chinese characters are one of special writings in the history of Chinese characters, both of two characters owe the meaning and value in Chinese history. The essay criticize 13 points of characters principles between the traditional and the simplified Chinese characters, we discover that there have several writings lost function of the original phonetic component or pictograph in this vertical line relationship, and it make burden easily to people who learn and realize the simplified Chinese charactersnowadays. Therefore, the traditional Chinese characters have important condition that cannot be displaced and the work of revolution in Chinese characters in future need to consider the special relation betweentwo characters.

1. 前言
2. 論繁體與簡化字的特色
3. 檢討繁體與簡化字的形變規律
4. 結語

• 朱歧祥(東海大學中文系教授) | Chu Kicheung