<p>From <a href="https://en.m.wiktionary.org/wiki/%E7%9C%9F" rel="nofollow noreferrer">wiktionary</a>:</p>
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<p>The Kangxi dictionary considers 真 as an unorthodox form (俗字) of 眞. However, the traditional Kangxi form 眞 with 匕 on top is rarely used nowadays. In modern times, 真 is considered the orthodox form in all regions except South Korea.</p>
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<p>眞 is the original, proper form of the character.</p>

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2023-02-26T16:15:31.023Z
"眞 is the original, proper form of the character."—well, no. When you look at historical calligraphy (http://www.sfds.cn/771F/ http://www.sfds.cn/771E/) you will find that 真 has been used for millennia by figures no less than 顏真卿 and 王羲之. 眞 is an attempt to partly adapt the character shape to the form that is shown, in small seal, in the 说文解字 (100CE); as such, it is rather a hypercorrect than 'the proper' form.
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2023-02-25T05:44:56.857Z
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Curiosity
<p>The description says it's 目 + 真
But in places the same unicode rendered the character next to 目 into nothing like 真.
The other form is like the drawing in this screenshot. Anyone knows why?</p>
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Why 瞋 displayed different than its components sometimes
# Why 瞋 displayed different than its components sometimes

(Asked by: username_0 on 2023-02-24)

The description says it's 目 + 真
But in places the same unicode rendered the character next to 目 into nothing like 真.
The other form is like the drawing in this screenshot. Anyone knows why?

[![enter image description here](https://i.sstatic.net/LxY8s.png)](https://i.sstatic.net/LxY8s.png)

[![enter image description here](https://i.sstatic.net/7YxOG.png)](https://i.sstatic.net/7YxOG.png)

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## 1 answers

### Answer by username_1 on 2023-02-25. Score: 2 | Accepted answer

From [wiktionary](https://en.m.wiktionary.org/wiki/%E7%9C%9F):

> The Kangxi dictionary considers 真 as an unorthodox form (俗字) of 眞. However, the traditional Kangxi form 眞 with 匕 on top is rarely used nowadays. In modern times, 真 is considered the orthodox form in all regions except South Korea.

眞 is the original, proper form of the character.

> **Comments:**
> **username_2**: "眞 is the original, proper form of the character."—well, no. When you look at historical calligraphy (http://www.sfds.cn/771F/ http://www.sfds.cn/771E/) you will find that 真 has been used for millennia by figures no less than 顏真卿 and 王羲之. 眞 is an attempt to partly adapt the character shape to the form that is shown, in small seal, in the 说文解字 (100CE); as such, it is rather a hypercorrect than 'the proper' form.  

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