On Thu, 21 Jul 2005 09:38:12 -0400, Gianni Vacca
<xiongyaliren@...> wrote:

> This happens all the time, even for characters less complex than
> 36-stroke characters. They're just written larger than the surrounding
> ones.
> Gianni

Ah, thank you! Pretty basic question, indeed.

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From extended looking at CJK, I've concluded that the forms they take are
(probably subconsciously) designed to minimize mis-readings and unwanted
similarities.

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