For one hundred years, the Chinese character is good or poor? Is it easy or Complexity? Should continue to go its own way, or take the 'world of common phoneticdirection'? Repeatedly set off a heated debate until the new century, the problems have not been fundamentally resolved. The authors think that these arguments completely resolved, depends on the proper distinction, aware of two eras: the era of type and the computer age. In other words: the correct understanding of the new features of today's computer age is the key to Chinese characters all kinds of disputes resolved. Summary explanation: a century of Chinese characters should distinguish between two eras: type times and computer age; computer era of Chinese character information processing efficiency has alreadyovertaken English;electronics and software technology has beensuccessfully cracked a large amount of Chinese characters, the complex structure of the various problems; simplified and traditional Chinese characters compared in two age has a radically different landscape; implified and traditional Chinese characters compatible coexistence of conversion, wonderful, bright and harmonious development prospects.

一百多年来，汉字是优秀还是低劣？是容易还是繁难？是应该继续走自己的路，还是走󲠀世界共同的拼音化方向󲠀？多次掀起激烈的，直到新世纪，问题并没有根本解决。作者以为，这些争论的彻底解决，有赖于正确区分、认识两个时代：铅字时代与电脑时代。换句话说：正确理解当今的电脑时代的新特点，才是汉字种种纷争解决的关键。本文概要解说了：百年汉字应该区分两个时代：铅字时代与电脑时代；电脑时代汉字信息处理效率已经反超英文；电子和软件技术已经成功破解了汉字字量庞大、结构复杂带来的种种难题；简繁体汉字对比在两个时代有着绝然不同的景观；简繁体汉字的兼容、并存、转换、和谐发展前景美妙、光明。

• 许寿椿(中央民族大学北京)