简繁转换与一简对多繁

Simplified ↔ Traditional Chinese converter

Convert between Simplified (简体) and Traditional (繁體) characters using word context so tricky one-to-many characters like 头发 (頭髮) vs 出发 (出發) and 后面 (後面) vs 皇后 (皇后) get the right character.

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我今天在家裡做了牛肉麵，吃完以後去理髮店剪了頭髮。

wǒ jīn tiān zài jiā lǐ zuò le niú ròu miàn, chī wán yǐ hòu qù lǐ fà diàn jiǎn le tóu fà.

One-to-many characters in your text

1 → many发發 vs 髮發 (fā) means "to send / develop / happen" (发生, 发现, 出发); 髮 (fà) means "hair" (头发, 理发).
1 → many后後 vs 后後 (hòu) means "behind / after / later" (以后, 后面, 后天); 后 is kept only for "empress / queen" (皇后).
1 → many里裡 (裏) vs 里裡 means "inside" (家里, 里面, 这里); 里 stays unchanged for the distance unit "li / kilometre" (公里) and place names.
1 → many面麵 vs 面麵 is used only for wheat flour, noodles and bread (面条, 面包, 牛肉面); everywhere else — "face, surface, side" (见面, 对面, 面对) — 面 stays 面.

一简对多繁Common one-to-many characters learners mix up

Simplified	Traditional forms	How to tell them apart
发	發 vs 髮	發 (fā) means "to send / develop / happen" (发生, 发现, 出发); 髮 (fà) means "hair" (头发, 理发).
后	後 vs 后	後 (hòu) means "behind / after / later" (以后, 后面, 后天); 后 is kept only for "empress / queen" (皇后).
里	裡 (裏) vs 里	裡 means "inside" (家里, 里面, 这里); 里 stays unchanged for the distance unit "li / kilometre" (公里) and place names.
面	麵 vs 面	麵 is used only for wheat flour, noodles and bread (面条, 面包, 牛肉面); everywhere else — "face, surface, side" (见面, 对面, 面对) — 面 stays 面.
干	乾 vs 幹 vs 干	乾 (gān) means "dry / clean" (干净, 饼干, 干杯); 幹 (gàn) means "to do / work" (干活, 干什么); 干 itself is kept in 若干, 干涉 and 不相干.
表	錶 vs 表	錶 is specifically a watch or timepiece (手表); 表 is used for "surface, form, express" (表示, 表格).
只	隻 vs 只	隻 (zhī) is the measure word for animals and one of a pair (一只猫); 只 (zhǐ) means "only" (只有, 只是).
历	歷 vs 曆	歷 means "experience / history / past" (历史, 经历); 曆 means "calendar" (日历).
复	復 vs 複	復 means "recover / return / repeat" (恢复); 複 means "complex / duplicate" (复杂, 复习, 复印).

Common questions

Why can’t Simplified to Traditional conversion just swap characters one by one?

Because one simplified character often merged two or three unrelated traditional characters with different meanings: 发 is 發 in 发现 (discover) but 髮 in 头发 (hair); 后 is 後 in 以后 (after) but 后 in 皇后 (empress); 面 is 麵 for noodles (面条) but 面 for face (见面).

Which regions use Simplified vs Traditional characters?

Mainland China, Singapore and Malaysia use Simplified characters (简体字), as does the standard HSK exam. Taiwan, Hong Kong and Macau use Traditional characters (繁體字). IGCSE and IB Chinese exams allow candidates to choose either script.