异形词

異形詞

yìxíngcí

noun

Meanings

1 variant form of a word (same word written with different characters)

Characters

Examples

笔划和笔画是一对异形词。

Bǐhuà hé bǐhuà shì yí duì yìxíngcí.

Bǐhuà written 笔划 and 笔画 are a pair of variant forms.

教育部发布了异形词整理表。

Jiàoyùbù fābùle yìxíngcí zhěnglǐbiǎo.

The Ministry of Education has issued a list of standardized variant words.

Tips

usage

异形词 are pairs like 想象/想像, 笔画/笔划, 翻天覆地/翻天复地 — same pronunciation and meaning, different characters. China's 普通话异形词整理表 (2002) picks one as the recommended form to reduce confusion in textbooks and dictionaries.

Stroke Order

异 yì

形 xíng

词 cí