The following is a comparison of Chinese characters in the Standard Form of National Characters, a common traditional Chinese standard used in Taiwan; the Xiàndài Hànyǔ Chángyòng Zìbiǎo, the standard for Mainland Chinese simplified Chinese characters; and the jōyō kanji, the standard for Japanese kanji. "Simplified" refers to having significant differences from the Taiwan standard, not necessarily being a newly created character or a newly performed substitution. The characters in the Hong Kong standard and the Kangxi Dictionary are also known as "Traditional," but are not shown.

Comparisons of traditional Chinese characters, simplified Chinese characters, and simplified Japanese characters in their modern standardized forms [a]
Traditional ChineseSimplified ChineseJapanesemeaning
Simplified in mainland China, not Japan
(Some radicals were simplified)		電电電electricity
買买買buy
開开開open
東东東east
車车車car, vehicle
紅红紅red (crimson in Japanese)
馬马馬horse
無无無nothing
鳥鸟鳥bird
熱热熱hot
時时時time
語语語spoken language
Simplified in Japan, not Mainland China
(In some cases this represents the adoption
of different variants as standard)		假假仮provisional
罐罐缶Tin can
佛佛仏Buddha
惠惠恵favour
德德徳moral, virtue
拜拜拝kowtow, pray to, worship
黑黑黒black
冰冰氷ice
兔兔兎rabbit
妒妒妬jealousy
Simplified differently in Mainland China and Japan聽听聴listen
實实実real
證证証certificate, proof
龍龙竜dragon
賣卖売sell
龜龟亀turtle, tortoise
藝艺芸art, arts
戰战戦fight, war
繩绳縄rope
關关関to close, relationship
鐵铁鉄iron, metal
圖图図picture, diagram
團团団group, regiment
轉转転turn
廣广広wide, broad
惡恶悪bad, evil
豐丰豊abundant
腦脑脳brain
雜杂雑miscellaneous
壓压圧pressure, compression
雞鸡鶏chicken
價价価price
樂乐楽fun
氣气気air
廳厅庁hall, office
Simplified identically in Mainland China and Japan聲声声sound, voice
學学学learn
體体体body
點点点dot, point
貓猫猫cat
蟲虫虫insect
舊旧旧old
會会会can (verb), meeting
萬万万ten-thousand
盜盗盗thief
寶宝宝treasure
國国国country
醫医医medicine
麥麦麦wheat
雙双双pair
觸触触contact
This table is merely a brief sample, not a complete listing.