Scaling Relation in Stroke Count and Line Length of Chinese Characters

This letter discusses probability distributions and a scaling relation of the stroke count and line length of Chinese characters. By analyzing a digital font, power-law distributions are shown for Chinese characters in Japan, China, and Taiwan. The authors theoretically derive a scaling relation bet...

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Published in:Journal of the Physical Society of Japan 2020-03, Vol.89 (3), p.33802
Main Authors: Ohta, Morihiro, Yamamoto, Ken
Format: Article
Language:English
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Power law
Scaling
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Summary:This letter discusses probability distributions and a scaling relation of the stroke count and line length of Chinese characters. By analyzing a digital font, power-law distributions are shown for Chinese characters in Japan, China, and Taiwan. The authors theoretically derive a scaling relation between these power-law exponents and the exponent of correlation between the stroke count and line length, and confirm that this relation is valid for real Chinese characters.
ISSN:0031-9015
1347-4073
DOI:10.7566/JPSJ.89.033802