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z-variant

z-variant noun: a variant Han character, theoretically unifiable under the Han unification policy but encoded separately for backwards compatibility.

Noun

z-variant (plural z-variants)

  1. (Unicode) A variant Han character, theoretically unifiable under the Han unification policy but encoded separately for backwards compatibility.

Forms of z-variant

pluralz-variants

Origin of z-variant

From the three dimensions visualized for the character space. The x-axis separates characters by semantics (function and meaning, e.g. A from B), the y-axis separates them by their abstract shape (general form, e.g. uppercase A from lowercase a), and the z-axis by their apparent shape (minor details such as typeface, e.g. printed from handwritten a).

Questions about z-variant

What does z-variant mean?
Z-variant means a variant Han character, theoretically unifiable under the Han unification policy but encoded separately for backwards compatibility.
What part of speech is z-variant?
Z-variant is a noun.
What is the plural of z-variant?
The plural of z-variant is z-variants.

Words near z-variant in the dictionary

  1. z-test
  2. z-tests
  3. Z-track
  4. Z-transform
  5. Z-transforms
  6. z-variant
  7. z-variants
  8. z-word
  9. z-words
  10. Z.G.
  11. z.l.

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