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1 simplified Chinese character, as opposed to traditional Chinese character 繁體字|繁体字[fán tǐ zì]

1 the traditional Chinese calendar

2 the lunar calendar

1 traditional Chinese character

1 the (rightful) emperor

2 "Son of Heaven" (traditional English translation)

1 traditional one-month confinement period following childbirth

2 puerperium

1 standard form (of a Chinese character)

2 plain font style (as opposed to bold or italic)

3 printed style (as opposed to cursive)

4 (Tw) traditional (i.e. unsimplified) characters

1 to become Emperor by the grace of Heaven

2 to "receive the Mandate of Heaven" (traditional English translation)

1 to enquire, according to custom, after the name and horoscope of intended bride

2 one of a set of six traditional marriage protocols (六禮|六礼), in which name as well as date and time of birth (for horoscope) are formally requested of the prospective bride's family

1 traditional Chinese medicine

2 TCM

1 to assist one's husband and educate the children (idiom)

2 the traditional roles of a good wife

1 kimono

2 Japanese: traditional national clothing, as opposed to Western clothing 洋服

1 adopted son (traditional adoption, i.e. without legal ramifications)

1 to combine traditional Chinese and Western medicine

1 standard form of a Chinese character

2 (Tw) traditional (i.e. unsimplified) characters

1 Angus, a traditional county of Scotland, now a "council area"

1 traditional Chinese medical science

2 a doctor trained in Chinese medicine

1 adopted daughter (traditional adoption, i.e. without legal ramifications)

1 adopted son (traditional adoption, i.e. without legal ramifications)

1 traditional system expressing the phonetic value of a Chinese character using two other characters, the first for the initial consonant, the second for the rhyme and tone