z-variant

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z-variant

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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).

noun z-variants

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

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"z-variant." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/z-variant. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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z-variant. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/z-variant

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"z-variant." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/z-variant.

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@misc{z_variant_2026,
  title = {z-variant},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/z-variant},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}