<p>It is no longer allowed to simplify an obscure character by simplifying its individual components. Therefore, the &quot;simplification of components&quot; table you see in older documents is no longer produced.</p>
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<p>《通用规范汉字表》以外的字，根据国务院1986年“今后，对汉字的简化应持谨慎态度，使汉字的形体在一个时期内保持相对稳定”的指示精神，不再类推简化；个别领域确需类推简化的，需报国家语言文字工作主管部门批准。</p>
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<p>The document 《漢字簡化方案》 was published in 1956 by <a href="https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q59261" rel="nofollow noreferrer">State Council of the People's Republic of China</a> and it lists the simplification of some radicals in page 10 (see screenshot below). <a href="https://archive.org/details/hanzi_jianhua_fangan_1956_20220420" rel="nofollow noreferrer">Here's the document</a> in archive.org.</p>
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<p>The document 《简化字总表》 was published in 1986 by <a href="https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q10926073" rel="nofollow noreferrer">National Language Commission</a> and it lists simplified characters along with their traditional counterpart from page 25 to page 34 (see screenshot of a sample page below). Characters are grouped by radicals, so it is possible to determine the simplification of each radical. <a href="https://archive.org/details/jianhuazi_1986_old_20200823" rel="nofollow noreferrer">Here's the document</a> in archive.org.</p>
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<p>I want to know if besides those publications, any other public institution from China has published a document with updated information on the simplification of radicals.</p>
<p>I am asking this question because I want to create an infographic that summarizes the simplification of each radical for convenience, so I want to use the latest official information (i.e. avoid using obsolete information.)</p>

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What is the latest official document that describes simplification of radicals?
# What is the latest official document that describes simplification of radicals?

(Asked by: username_0 on 2023-12-05)

The document 《漢字簡化方案》 was published in 1956 by [State Council of the People's Republic of China](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q59261) and it lists the simplification of some radicals in page 10 (see screenshot below). [Here's the document](https://archive.org/details/hanzi_jianhua_fangan_1956_20220420) in archive.org.

[![enter image description here](https://i.sstatic.net/eWFQ7.png)](https://i.sstatic.net/eWFQ7.png)

The document 《简化字总表》 was published in 1986 by [National Language Commission](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q10926073) and it lists simplified characters along with their traditional counterpart from page 25 to page 34 (see screenshot of a sample page below). Characters are grouped by radicals, so it is possible to determine the simplification of each radical. [Here's the document](https://archive.org/details/jianhuazi_1986_old_20200823) in archive.org.

[![enter image description here](https://i.sstatic.net/MEULs.png)](https://i.sstatic.net/MEULs.png)

I want to know if besides those publications, any other public institution from China has published a document with updated information on the simplification of radicals.

I am asking this question because I want to create an infographic that summarizes the simplification of each radical for convenience, so I want to use the latest official information (i.e. avoid using obsolete information.)

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## 1 answers

### Answer by username_1 on 2023-12-05. Score: 1

It is no longer allowed to simplify an obscure character by simplifying its individual components. Therefore, the "simplification of components" table you see in older documents is no longer produced.

<https://www.gov.cn/govweb/zwhd/2009-08/19/content_1396490.htm>

> 《通用规范汉字表》以外的字，根据国务院1986年“今后，对汉字的简化应持谨慎态度，使汉字的形体在一个时期内保持相对稳定”的指示精神，不再类推简化；个别领域确需类推简化的，需报国家语言文字工作主管部门批准。


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