异体字存在的理据

The Reasons of Variant Chinese Characters' Existion

任何一种文字现象的产生都有其深刻的根源,汉字异体字的产生,一方面是由汉字本身的特点引起的,另一方面也有社会生活、环境等方面的影响,而异体字产生后又反过来影响汉字以及文化。异体字的产生及其作用决定了它们的存在有一定的理据性。

The production of any kind of language phenomenon has its deep reasons. These variant characters result from complicated factors including not only the word-formation of themselves but also the influences of social lives and circumstances and other things. And the existence of variant Chinese characters also affects Chinese and culture. The reasons and the functions of variant Chinese characters had decided their existence has certain principles.