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Traditional vs. Simplified Character Mix-ups

Simplified characters often merge several traditional characters into one. Converting back requires choosing the correct variant based on meaning, not shape — automatic tools frequently get this wrong.

Why Machine Conversion Is Unreliable

The earthly branch 丑 and 醜 "ugly" are written as the same character in simplified Chinese, but the branch always keeps its own, unchanging sense. Automatic conversion turns the sequence 子丑寅卯 into 子醜寅卯 — no error is raised, it reads perfectly well, and every almanac built that way is quietly wrong. The heavenly stem 干 becoming 幹 fails in exactly the same way.

Includes 56 simplified characters and 118 correspondence entries.