Chinese Fonts for Win9x/NT/2000/XP/Vista/7
(With English Names and Descriptions)

Please also see the bottom of this page for Instructions for Installing These Chinese Fonts on Your Computer
Chinese Fonts for Chinese Business Cards
(With Their Chinese Names, English Names, and Descriptions)

Samples

Chinese name: 漢鼎繁古印 - HDZB_5.TTF
English name: Traditional Chinese Ancient Stamp Font
Description: Used in the seals and stamps of ancient times.  This is one of the most elegant traditional Chinese fonts around.
size: 3.168 kB

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Chinese name: 漢鼎繁海报 - HDZB_6.TTF
English name: Traditional Chinese Poster Font
Description: This font is sometimes used in posters.
size: 2.991 kB

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Chinese name: 漢鼎繁舒體 - HDZB_10.TTF
English name: Traditional Chinese Shu Font
Description: This Chinese font gives people the feeling of fluidity and comfortability.
size: 2.177 kB

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Chinese name: 漢鼎繁印篆 - HDZB_25.TTF
English name: Traditional Chinese Seal Script Font
Description: This traditional Chinese font is frequently used on seals or stamps.  It evolved organically out of the Zhōu dynasty script, arising in the Warring State of Qin. The Qin variant of seal script became the standard and was adopted as the formal script for all of China in the Qin dynasty, and was still widely used for decorative engraving and seals (name chops, or signets) in the Han dynasty. Ever since, its predominant use has been in seals, hence the English name. The literal translation of its Chinese name is decorative engraving script, because by the time this name was coined in the Han dynasty, its role had been reduced to decorational inscriptions rather than as the main script of the day.
size: 4.663 kB

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Chinese name: 漢鼎繁中變 - HDZB_27.TTF
English name: Traditional Chinese Changing Style Font
Description: This traditional Chinese font changes in style depending on different Chinese characters.  It sometimes feels like a handwritten style.
size: 3.256 kB

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Chinese name: 漢鼎繁顏體 - HDZB_24.TTF
English name: Traditional Chinese Regular Yan Style Font
Description: This traditional Chinese font is one of the traditional Chinese regular style fonts.  It follows the styles of one of the greatest Chinese calligraphers in Tang Dynasty, Yan Zhenqing.
size: 3.501 kB

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Chinese name: 汉鼎简黑变 - HDZB_35.TTF
English name: Simplified Chinese Black Changing Font
Description: This simplified Chinese font is normally used in large prints, posters, or books.
size: 1.512 kB

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Chinese name: 汉鼎简楷体 - HDZB_36.TTF
English name: Simplified Chinese Regular Script Font
Description: This simplified Chinese font follows the style of the regular, or standard script of Chinese calligraphy.  The regular script, also called standard script, or Kaishu, is the newest of the Chinese script styles (appearing by the Cao Wei dynasty ca. 200 CE and maturing stylistically around the 7th century), hence most common in modern writings and publications (after the Ming and sans-serif styles, used exclusively in print).
size: 4.573 kB

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Chinese name: 汉鼎简隶变 - HDZB_37.TTF
English Name: Simplified Chinese Clerical Script Font
Description: This simplified Chinese font follows the clerical script style, or Lishu.  The clerical script, also formerly chancery script, is an archaic style of Chinese calligraphy which evolved in the Warring States period to the Qin dynasty, was dominant in the Han dynasty, and remained in use through the Wèi-Jìn periods. Because of its high legibility to modern readers, it is still used for artistic flavor in a variety of functional applications such as headlines, signboards, and advertisements. This legibility stems from the highly rectilinear structure, a feature shared with modern regular script (kaishu). In structure and rectilinearity, it is generally similar to the modern script; however, in contrast with the tall to square modern script, it tends to be square to wide, and often has a pronounced, wavelike flaring of isolated major strokes, especially a dominant rightward or downward diagonal stroke. Some structures are also archaic.
size: 3.950 kB

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Chinese name: 汉鼎简舒体 - HDZB_39.TTF
English Name: Simplified Chinese Shu Font
Description: This Chinese font gives people the feeling of fluidity and comfortability.
size: 2.622 kB

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Chinese name: 漢鼎繁隸變 - HDZB_7.TTF
English Name: Traditional Chinese Clerical Script Font
Description: This traditional Chinese font follows the clerical script style, or Lishu.  The clerical script, also formerly chancery script, is an archaic style of Chinese calligraphy which evolved in the Warring States period to the Qin dynasty, was dominant in the Han dynasty, and remained in use through the Wèi-Jìn periods. Because of its high legibility to modern readers, it is still used for artistic flavor in a variety of functional applications such as headlines, signboards, and advertisements. This legibility stems from the highly rectilinear structure, a feature shared with modern regular script (kaishu). In structure and rectilinearity, it is generally similar to the modern script; however, in contrast with the tall to square modern script, it tends to be square to wide, and often has a pronounced, wavelike flaring of isolated major strokes, especially a dominant rightward or downward diagonal stroke. Some structures are also archaic.
size: 4.866 kB

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Chinese name: 汉鼎特粗黑 - HDZB_70.TTF
English Name: Simplified Chinese Thick Black Font
Description: This simplified Chinese font is mostly used in artistic posters, headlines or other occasions to emphasize the importance.
size: 1.683 kB

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Chinese name: 漢鼎繁中楷 - HDZB_74.TTF
English Name: Traditional Chinese Regular Script Font
Description: This traditional Chinese font is one of the most commonly used fonts.  The regular script, also called standard script, or Kaishu, is the newest of the Chinese script styles (appearing by the Cao Wei dynasty ca. 200 CE and maturing stylistically around the 7th century), hence most common in modern writings and publications (after the Ming and sans-serif styles, used exclusively in print).  It looks extremely elegant, yet also very formal.
size: 6.152 kB

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Chinese name: 汉鼎简中楷 - HDZB_75.TTF
English Name: Simplified Chinese Regular Script Font
Description: This Simplified Chinese font is one of the most commonly used fonts.  The regular script, also called standard script, or Kaishu, is the newest of the Chinese script styles (appearing by the Cao Wei dynasty ca. 200 CE and maturing stylistically around the 7th century), hence most common in modern writings and publications (after the Ming and sans-serif styles, used exclusively in print).  It looks extremely elegant, yet also very formal.
size: 5.528 kB

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Chinese name: 漢鼎繁琥珀 - HDZB_86.TTF
English Name: Traditional Chinese Amber Font
Description: This traditional Chinese font is named after amber, the precious stone, for its style and shape.  It is frequently used on posters, newspaper headings, etc.  It looks artistic.
size: 5.027 kB

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Chinese name: 漢鼎繁勘亭 - HDZB_9.TTF
English name: Traditional Chinese Kan Ting Font
Description: This traditional Chinese font is frequently used in posters, newspaper headings.  While it lacks the feeling of formality, it is artistic.
size: 2.931 kB

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Chinese name: 漢鼎繁特粗宋 - HDZB_96.TTF
English name: Traditional Chinese Thick Song Font
Description: This traditional Chinese font is also frequently used in posters, newspaper headings, and art works.
size: 2.923 kB

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Instructions for Installing These Chinese Fonts on Your Computer:

Please make sure that in the Start --> Settings --> Control Panel --> Regional Options the default language ("Set default") is "Chinese (VR China)".

1. Please close all word-processing programs.
2. Click on the font you wish to download.
3. Choose a saving location, either "C:/WINNT/fonts" (NT/2000) or "C:/WINDOWS/fonts" (9x/Me/XP/Vista/7).
      OR: save the fonts to a new folder, then open "Fonts" from the "Control Panel";
      select "File" -> "Install New Font";
      open the drive and folder where you saved the new font files,
      the fonts will appear in the "list of fonts";
      select the files you want to install or choose "Select All"; click "OK".
4. Restart your word-processing programs.

Original Chinese fonts were posted by the University of Heidelberg's Institute of Chinese Studies.  English names and descriptions of these Chinese fonts are added by Abacus Chinese Translation Services.