2. Xiao Zhuan (Qin Zhuan) came before Li Shu, but both of them appeared in the Qin Dynasty (259 BC-2 BC10).

3. Regular script originated from the Eastern Han Dynasty (also known as the later Han Dynasty), that is, from 25 to 220 AD.

4. The first batch of simplified Chinese characters was announced on 1956, and simplified Chinese characters were officially promoted to the whole country. As early as 1906, educator Lu Feikui published a paper in the first issue of Education magazine, and publicly advocated the use of simplified characters. 1In August, 935, the then Ministry of Education of the Kuomintang government published the First List of Simplified Characters, with 324 simplified characters, which was the first list of simplified characters published by the government in history.

Note 1:

It is recognized by academic circles that the earliest materials of ancient Chinese characters are Oracle Bone Inscriptions and bronze inscriptions in the middle and late Shang Dynasty.

Oracle Bone Inscriptions is mainly a kind of writing carved on tortoise shells and animal bones in the late Yin and Shang Dynasties.

With regard to the origin of bronze inscriptions, the traditional view is that it originated in Shang Dynasty, prevailed in Zhou Dynasty, and was developed on the basis of Oracle Bone Inscriptions. 1987 published a new statement that the bronze inscription, which has always been thought to appear after Oracle Bone Inscriptions, actually existed before Oracle Bone Inscriptions.

Note 2:

After the unification of the Qin Dynasty, Li Si edited a set of characters with simple strokes and neat shapes on the basis of Jin Wen and Shi Guwen, called Qin Zhuan, also known as Xiao Zhuan. After reading these new books, Qin Shihuang was very satisfied, so he set them as standard fonts and ordered them to be used nationwide. (Reese died in 208 BC)

Zhang Huaiguan in the Tang Dynasty said in the Book End: "Those who follow the official script also follow Cheng Miao in the Qin Dynasty." .