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a note on chinese characters
Certain traditional characters have more than one standard form. Here are some examples. This
book uses the characters in the first column. An overview of the origin, structure, and systems
of Chinese characters is presented in Chapter 3.
裏 裡 lǐ
著 着 zhè
叫 呌 jiào
為 爲 wèiIn addition, the word zuò when used as the verb ‘do’ can be written as 做 or 作. This book
uses the form 做. In compounds such as 工作 gōngzuò ‘work,’ zuò is written as 作.