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Stroke data from Make Me a Hanzi, derived from the Arphic PL fonts under the Arphic Public License.

How it used to be written

• Bronze script 春秋晚期

Forms, sources and dates: the 字形演變 database of 小學堂, Academia Sinica, public domain (CC0).

Examples

• “我已经在排队呢，”我告诉他。

  "But I'm already queuing," I tell him.

• “酒水免费吗？”“仅女士而已。”

  "Are the drinks free?" "Only for ladies."

• 「克里奥帕特拉」这个名字已经成为了美女的代名词。

  The name "Cleopatra" has become a byword for a beautiful woman.

• 「我已經找到令他嫉妒的方法了。」「喔，說吧！」

  "I've found a way to make him really jealous." "Oh, do tell!"

• 23点我打电话给她的时候，她已经去睡觉了。

  She had already gone to bed when I phoned her at 11:00 p.m.

• CD已经取代了胶木唱片。

  CDs have taken the place of records.

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