Chinese (Simplified)¶
zh, tier A, 简体中文. 18.6 percent of 290 terms have an approved translation or a protected spelling. This measures terminology coverage, not completed prose review or publication approval.
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Use the English term until a proposed translation is approved, or when a translation is missing. A protected spelling stays unchanged. The fallback original term is the plain English phrase to translate when the term itself will not travel; the principles say how to use it. A draft English name still requires confirmation even if its spelling is protected here.
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The Chinese (Simplified) localization guide explains the reasoning behind the less obvious choices and the rules that apply to this language.
Names¶
| English term | Fallback original term | Chinese (Simplified) | Translation status | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adobe Illustrator | Adobe Illustrator | do-not-translate | ||
| app.fontographer.net | app.fontographer.net | do-not-translate | ||
| FLUM | FLUM | do-not-translate | English term: deprecated. | |
| FontLab | FontLab | do-not-translate | ||
| fontlab (Python module) | fontlab (Python module) | do-not-translate | ||
| FontLab 8 | FontLab 8 | do-not-translate | ||
| FontLab 9 | FontLab 9 | do-not-translate | English term: draft. | |
| Fontlab Ltd. | Fontlab Ltd. | do-not-translate | ||
| FontLab Pass | FontLab Pass | do-not-translate | ||
| FontLab Studio 5 | FontLab Studio 5 | do-not-translate | English term: deprecated. | |
| fontlab.com | fontlab.com | do-not-translate | ||
| Fontographer | Fontographer | do-not-translate | ||
| Fontographer.net | Fontographer.net | do-not-translate | English term: draft. | |
| forum.fontlab.com | forum.fontlab.com | do-not-translate | ||
| GlyphRef | GlyphRef | do-not-translate | ||
| help.fontlab.com | help.fontlab.com | do-not-translate | ||
| help.vexy.art | help.vexy.art | do-not-translate | ||
| pass.fontlab.com | pass.fontlab.com | do-not-translate | ||
| Photofont | Photofont | do-not-translate | ||
| playlines.vexy.art | playlines.vexy.art | do-not-translate | ||
| Strokes Maker | Strokes Maker | do-not-translate | English term: deprecated. | |
| studio.fontlab.com | studio.fontlab.com | do-not-translate | English term: draft. | |
| TransType 5 | TransType 5 | do-not-translate | ||
| TypeTool | TypeTool | do-not-translate | ||
| Vexy | Vexy | do-not-translate | ||
| Vexy Lines | Vexy Lines | do-not-translate | ||
| Vexy Linestra | Vexy Linestra | do-not-translate | ||
| Vexy Playlines | Vexy Playlines | do-not-translate | ||
| Vexy Vextra | Vexy Vextra | do-not-translate |
Type design¶
| English term | Fallback original term | Chinese (Simplified) | Translation status | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ascender | upward extension | 上升部 | proposed | Glyphs 3 zh-Hans and FontForge zh_CN both use 上升部, pairing with 下降部; 上伸部 (Words of Type (zh), Detail in Typography zh-TW) and 升部 (Just My Type zh) rejected. |
| baseline | writing line | 基线 | proposed | Universal: Glyphs 3 zh-Hans, Adobe, Apple, Counterpunch (zh). |
| bowl | round belly | 字碗 | proposed | Just My Type (zh), Cómo crear tipografías (zh) and Words of Type (zh) all use 字碗; Apple's shape name 碗 is the wrong sense. |
| cap height | capital-letter height | 大写字高 | proposed | Words of Type (zh) uses 大写字高, which pairs with x 字高 and fits compact Measurements labels; Glyphs 3 zh-Hans and InDesign have the longer 大写字母高度. |
| character | 字符 | proposed | Universal (Glyphs 3 zh-Hans, Adobe, Apple, GB standards); kept distinct from 字形. | |
| contour | 轮廓 | proposed | FontForge zh_CN (轮廓, 轮廓线) and Counterpunch (zh) use 轮廓; Glyphs 3 zh-Hans says 路径 (path), which stays available for Illustrator paths. Shares the word with outline, as German and French do. | |
| counter | enclosed white space | 字腔 | proposed | Counterpunch (zh), FontForge zh_CN and Words of Type (zh) use 字腔; 字怀 (Just My Type zh, The Type) is the main rival, and 计数器 is the office-suite sense. |
| descender | downward extension | 下降部 | proposed | Glyphs 3 zh-Hans, FontForge zh_CN and Words of Type (zh) use 下降部; 降部 (Just My Type zh) and 下伸部 (Detail in Typography zh-TW) rejected. |
| diacritical mark | combining mark | 变音符 | proposed | Words of Type (zh) and Apple CoreText use 变音符; Glyphs 3 zh-Hans has 变音标符. 读音符号 (Cómo crear tipografías zh) rejected. |
| em | type body | 字身框 | proposed | Words of Type (zh) and CJK foundry practice call the design square 字身框, and Counterpunch (zh) uses 字身 for the body; 全身 (letterpress, Felici zh) and untranslated em (CSS usage) rejected. |
| extremum | local extreme point | 极值点 | proposed | Glyphs 3 zh-Hans (添加极值点), FontForge zh_CN and Words of Type (zh) use 极值点. |
| glyph | 字形 | proposed | GB national standards, FontForge zh_CN, Adobe, Apple and Microsoft use 字形; Glyphs 3 zh-Hans and Words of Type (zh) prefer 字符形, which Words of Type itself notes is not the mainland standard term. | |
| handle | 手柄 | proposed | Words of Type (zh) and Adobe Illustrator use 手柄; 控制柄 (Inkscape, Blender) and 句柄 (programming) rejected. | |
| ink trap | ink relief notch | 油墨槽 | proposed | Words of Type (zh) uses 油墨槽; the literal 油墨陷阱 and Felici's 油墨孔 rejected. |
| italic angle | slant angle | 斜体角度 | proposed | Glyphs 3 zh-Hans uses 斜体角度; FontForge zh_CN's 倾斜角 rejected because slant is a separate operation. |
| lining figures | capital-height figures | 等高数字 | proposed | Glyphs 3 zh-Hans, Words of Type (zh) and Detail in Typography (zh) use 等高数字; InDesign's 全高数字 and Apple's 现代数字体 rejected. |
| node | 节点 | proposed | Glyphs 3 zh-Hans and Words of Type (zh) use 节点. | |
| overshoot | optical surplus | 溢出补偿 | proposed | Shortened from 视错觉溢出补偿 in the Chinese Glyphs sketching tutorial; 视觉修正 (Glyphs hinting tutorial, Words of Type (zh)) names optical correction in general, and Glyphs 3 zh-Hans's parameter word 出框 and the engineering 过冲 are rejected. The Type leaves overshoot in English. |
| proportional figures | natural-width figures | 比例宽数字 | proposed | Words of Type (zh) gives 比例宽数字 beside 正比数字 and Glyphs 3 zh-Hans has 比例字宽; InDesign's 变宽数字 rejected. |
| segment | 线段 | proposed | Glyphs 3 zh-Hans, Blender and Inkscape use 线段. | |
| serif | 衬线 | proposed | Universal (Counterpunch zh, Words of Type zh, FounderType, The Type). | |
| sharp | 尖角 | proposed | Glyphs 3 zh-Hans (转为尖角) and Illustrator use 尖角 for a pointed corner; 锐利 and 锐化 are image-sharpening words. | |
| sharp node | 尖角节点 | proposed | Built from 尖角 (Glyphs 3 zh-Hans 转为尖角) and 节点; FontForge zh_CN's 角点 and 拐点 rejected as inconsistent. | |
| stem | main stroke | 字干 | proposed | Glyphs 3 zh-Hans, FontForge zh_CN, Counterpunch (zh) and Words of Type (zh) use 字干. |
| swash | flourish | 花饰字 | proposed | Adobe and Apple use 花饰字; Glyphs 3 zh-Hans's 花笔 and Felici's 花体字 rejected. |
| terminal | stroke ending | 末端 | proposed | Words of Type (zh) uses 末端 for a stroke terminal; the full form is 笔画末端, and 终端 is the computer terminal. |
| UPM | units per type body | UPM | proposed | Glyphs 3 zh-Hans keeps the acronym (UPM 值), as Chinese foundries do; spelled out as 每字身框单位数 in prose. Keep numeric controls compact: LSB/RSB (French AG/AD), UPM and PPM. Expanded terms belong in explanatory help; the full Family Dimensions Units Per eM label is an intentional exception. Team UI convention in Proteus 1751b28b0. |
| winding direction | drawing direction | 轮廓方向 | proposed | Fallback drawing direction translated with 轮廓; Words of Type (zh) and Glyphs say 路径方向. |
| x-height | small-letter height | x 字高 | proposed | Glyphs 3 zh-Hans and Words of Type (zh) use x 字高; FontForge zh_CN's X 高度 rejected. |
Font engineering¶
| English term | Fallback original term | Chinese (Simplified) | Translation status | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| advance height | 竖排字高 | proposed | Glyphs 3 zh-Hans renders Vertical Width as 竖排字高, the vertical counterpart of 字宽; FontForge's 垂直步进 rejected as engineering jargon. | |
| advance width | glyph box width | 字宽 | proposed | Glyphs 3 zh-Hans uses 字宽 for the glyph's advance (设定字宽, 左边距+字宽) and W3C clreq uses 字宽 for the character advance; FontForge's 步进宽度/前导宽度 rejected as longer and inconsistent. |
| alignment zone | height band for snapping | 对齐区域 | proposed | FontForge zh_CN and the Chinese Glyphs hinting tutorial use 对齐区域; the Glyphs UI form 渲染对齐区 adds a word the English lacks. |
| anchor | attachment point | 锚点 | proposed | Glyphs 3 zh-Hans, FontForge zh_CN and Words of Type (zh) all use 锚点. |
| anti-aliasing | edge smoothing | 抗锯齿 | proposed | Standard term in FontForge zh_CN, Blender and Krita; Felici's Chinese edition 轮廓修整 is not in use. |
| autohinting | automatic screen fitting | 自动渲染提示 | proposed | Same word family as the command (Glyphs 3 zh-Hans PostScript 自动渲染提示); Chinese does not mark the process separately from the command. |
| axis | 轴 | proposed | Adobe, FontForge zh_CN and Words of Type (zh) (可变轴, 字重轴) use 轴; the Glyphs form 参数轴 adds a word the English lacks. | |
| axis map | axis value mapping | 轴映射 | proposed | Glyphs 3 zh-Hans has 参数轴映射 for Axis Mappings; shortened to match the chosen 轴. |
| bottom sidebearing | 下边距 | proposed | Glyphs 3 zh-Hans uses 下边距 for BSB (更新下边距); derived from 边距. | |
| component | 部件 | proposed | Glyphs 3 zh-Hans and Words of Type (zh) use 部件, which Chinese type designers also use for the parts of a Hanzi; FontForge zh_CN's 组件 is the general software word. | |
| composite glyph | assembled glyph | 复合字形 | proposed | FontForge zh_CN uses 复合字形 for a TrueType composite and Glyphs 3 zh-Hans files such glyphs under 复合; 组合字形 rejected. |
| conversion profile | export settings set | 转换配置 | proposed | No attestation; fallback translated. 配置 is the short form of 配置文件, the Microsoft and Adobe word for a profile. |
| CVT table | CVT 表 | proposed | Tag protected, noun translated; Glyphs 3 zh-Hans has cvt 参数表 and FontForge zh_CN 控制值表, shortened to the plain 表 used for every font table. | |
| design space | variation range | 设计空间 | proposed | Words of Type (zh) uses 设计空间 in its variable-font entries; literal and transparent. |
| device correction | per-size pixel correction | 设备修正 | proposed | No fixed term; FontForge zh_CN speaks of 设备表 and 修正值, combined here. |
| dimensions | 尺寸 | proposed | Plain word for the set of vertical values; kept apart from 量度 (metrics) and 测量 (measurements). | |
| element | 元素 | proposed | Standard rendering (Apple, Microsoft); no rival in type tools. | |
| element reference | shared drawing link | 元素引用 | proposed | Built from 元素 and 引用 (FontForge zh_CN uses 引用 for glyph references). |
| family dimensions | 家族尺寸 | proposed | 家族 is the family word in Glyphs 3 zh-Hans and Words of Type (zh); 尺寸 from dimensions. | |
| Flex | Flex | proposed | Fixed PostScript hint name, kept as the glossary asks; FontForge zh_CN also writes Flex 渲调提示. Glyphs 3 zh-Hans's 弯曲 rejected. | |
| font dimensions | 字体尺寸 | proposed | Built from 字体 and 尺寸 (dimensions). | |
| font target | export target | 目标字体 | proposed | No attestation; fallback translated, as French police cible. |
| font unit | 字体单位 | proposed | Common engineering term; Glyphs 3 zh-Hans uses 单位 for font units. | |
| fractional coordinates | non-integer coordinates | 小数坐标 | proposed | No attestation; plain mathematical wording for non-integer coordinates. |
| friendly glyph name | readable glyph name | 友好字形名 | proposed | Glyphs 3 zh-Hans calls nice names 友好名称; shortened with 名 as the house guide prescribes for names. |
| ghost hint | edge-only fitting instruction | 虚渲染提示 | proposed | Glyphs 3 zh-Hans uses 虚渲染提示 (生成虚渲染提示); the Chinese Glyphs tutorial's 鬼提示 rejected. |
| hint | screen fitting instruction | 渲染提示 | proposed | Glyphs 3 zh-Hans and Words of Type (zh) use 渲染提示; FontForge zh_CN's 渲调提示 and Felici's bare 提示 rejected. The glossary says the word stays English everywhere, but Chinese has this established native term. |
| hint zone | hinting height band | 渲染提示区域 | proposed | Glyphs 3 zh-Hans uses 渲染提示区域 for hint zones; kept distinct from the PostScript 对齐区域. |
| hinting | screen fitting | 渲染提示 | proposed | Words of Type (zh) titles its hinting entry 渲染提示 and Glyphs 3 zh-Hans uses it for TrueType and PostScript hinting; Chinese does not separate the process from the instruction. 字体微调 rejected because 微调 also names kerning. |
| instance | generated design | 实例 | proposed | FontForge zh_CN, Adobe and OpenType documentation (命名实例) use 实例; Glyphs 3 zh-Hans and Words of Type (zh) use 子样, a Glyphs coinage that needs explaining outside that application. |
| interpolation | 插值 | proposed | Glyphs 3 zh-Hans, FontForge zh_CN and Words of Type (zh) use 插值. | |
| kern exception | pair spacing exception | 字偶距例外 | proposed | Built from 字偶距; no attestation for the compound. |
| kerning | pair spacing correction | 字偶距 | proposed | Glyphs 3 zh-Hans and FontForge zh_CN use 字偶距; 字偶间距 (Words of Type (zh), Cómo crear tipografías zh) is the long form, and Adobe's 字距微调 and Apple's 字距调整 blur kerning with tracking. |
| kerning class | pair spacing group | 字偶距类 | proposed | FontForge zh_CN uses 字偶距类, which keeps 类 for class; Glyphs 3 zh-Hans's 字偶组 translates kerning group. |
| kerning pair | spacing-corrected pair | 字偶对 | proposed | Glyphs 3 zh-Hans and FontForge zh_CN both use 字偶对. |
| left sidebearing | 左边距 | proposed | Glyphs 3 zh-Hans and FontForge zh_CN use 左边距. Keep numeric controls compact: LSB/RSB (French AG/AD), UPM and PPM. Expanded terms belong in explanatory help; the full Family Dimensions Units Per eM label is an intentional exception. Team UI convention in Proteus 1751b28b0. | |
| Lib | Lib | proposed | Name of the UFO lib dictionary, kept as an identifier as in the reviewed languages. | |
| line gap | 行间距 | proposed | Glyphs 3 zh-Hans renders hheaLineGap and typoLineGap as 行间距; FontForge zh_CN's 行距 is line spacing as a whole. | |
| line height | 行高 | proposed | Glyphs 3 zh-Hans uses 行高; standard CSS term. | |
| link metrics | tie spacing to another glyph | 关联量度 | proposed | Glyphs 3 zh-Hans uses 关联量度值 for linking metrics to a master; shortened. |
| linked metrics | 联动量度 | proposed | Glyphs 3 zh-Hans calls metrics driven by keys 联动量度值; shortened. | |
| mark attachment | combining mark positioning | 标符定位 | proposed | Glyphs 3 zh-Hans uses 标符定位 for mark positioning; FontForge zh_CN's 标记附件 is a mistranslation. |
| master | source design | 母版 | proposed | Glyphs 3 zh-Hans and Words of Type (zh) use 母版; 主版 and FontForge zh_CN's 主设计 rejected. |
| master compatibility | matching master structure | 母版兼容性 | proposed | Glyphs 3 zh-Hans uses 母版兼容性. |
| metrics | 量度 | proposed | Glyphs 3 zh-Hans and InDesign use 量度; FontForge zh_CN's 度量 is the commoner general word and the main alternative. | |
| metrics expression | 量度表达式 | proposed | Built from 量度 and 表达式. | |
| metrics key | 量度键 | proposed | Literal, built from 量度; Glyphs 3 zh-Hans calls the same device 联动量度值, kept here for linked metrics. | |
| pin | 图钉 | proposed | English term: draft. Issue 160 catalog family review: named point inside an element, distinct from a glyph-layer anchor. Proteus Resources/helptips.json def.anchorpin defines the behavior. Preserve this term across panel, tool, action and help labels; proposed terminology, not native-team approval. | |
| PPM | pixels per type body | PPM | proposed | Acronym kept, as in the Chinese Glyphs hinting tutorials; spelled out as 每字身框像素数 in prose (FontForge zh_CN: 每全字像素数). Keep numeric controls compact: LSB/RSB (French AG/AD), UPM and PPM. Expanded terms belong in explanatory help; the full Family Dimensions Units Per eM label is an intentional exception. Team UI convention in Proteus 1751b28b0. |
| production glyph name | shipping glyph name | 生产字形名 | proposed | Glyphs 3 zh-Hans uses 生产名称 for production names; 名 as the house guide prescribes. |
| rendering | drawing on screen | 渲染 | proposed | Universal (Blender, Apple, FontForge). |
| required glyphs | mandatory glyphs | 必需字形 | proposed | No attestation; fallback translated. |
| right sidebearing | 右边距 | proposed | Glyphs 3 zh-Hans and FontForge zh_CN use 右边距. Keep numeric controls compact: LSB/RSB (French AG/AD), UPM and PPM. Expanded terms belong in explanatory help; the full Family Dimensions Units Per eM label is an intentional exception. Team UI convention in Proteus 1751b28b0. | |
| sidebearing | side space | 边距 | proposed | Glyphs 3 zh-Hans and Words of Type (zh) use 边距 with 左边距 and 右边距; FontForge zh_CN's 侧边距 is longer and Felici's 边空距 is not in use. |
| size | 大小 | proposed | Plain interface word (Apple, Microsoft). | |
| spacing | 字间距 | proposed | Cómo crear tipografías (zh) and Words of Type (zh) use 字间距 for the craft of spacing and the Chinese Glyphs tutorial calls it 字间距设计; bare 间距 (Glyphs 3 zh-Hans label) is too general. | |
| standard stem | reference stem width | 标准字干 | proposed | The Chinese Glyphs hinting tutorial uses 标准字干; built from 字干. |
| stem link | stem tie | 字干链接 | proposed | Built from 字干 and 链接; no attestation. Glyphs 3 zh-Hans has 字干提示 for a stem hint. |
| styling group name | 样式组名 | proposed | Built from 样式 (Glyphs 3 zh-Hans 样式链接, 样式映射家族名称) and 组; no attestation for the compound. | |
| subsetting | cutting down a font | 子集化 | proposed | Glyphs 3 zh-Hans uses 子集化. |
| top sidebearing | 上边距 | proposed | Glyphs 3 zh-Hans uses 上边距 for TSB (更新上边距). | |
| tracking | uniform letter spacing | 字距调整 | proposed | Adobe Illustrator and Photoshop zh-CN and Words of Type (zh) use 字距调整 for tracking; Apple uses the same words for kerning, so 字偶距 keeps the two apart. Felici's 缩排 rejected. |
| TrueType instruction | pixel fitting instruction | TrueType 指令 | proposed | Glyphs 3 zh-Hans and FontForge zh_CN use TrueType 指令. |
| typographic family name | 排印家族名 | proposed | Glyphs 3 zh-Hans uses 排印用家族名称; shortened with 名 as the house guide prescribes. | |
| update metrics | 更新量度 | proposed | Built from 量度; Glyphs 3 zh-Hans has 更新左边距 and similar. | |
| variable font | 可变字体 | proposed | Universal (Glyphs 3 zh-Hans, Adobe, Words of Type (zh)). | |
| variation location | position in the variation range | 位置 | proposed | Follows the reviewed German, French and Polish, which use the plain word for position; no fixed Chinese term. |
| vertical advance | glyph box height | 竖排字高 | proposed | Glyphs 3 zh-Hans renders the vertical advance as 竖排字高; same concept as advance height. |
| vertical metrics | 纵向量度 | proposed | Glyphs 3 zh-Hans uses 纵向量度值; shortened. | |
| visual kerning | shape-measured spacing correction | 视觉字偶距 | proposed | Built from 视觉 and 字偶距; no attestation for the compound. |
| weight axis | thickness axis | 字重轴 | proposed | Words of Type (zh) uses 字重轴. |
| weight class | 字重类 | proposed | Glyphs 3 zh-Hans uses 字重类. | |
| width axis | narrow-to-wide axis | 宽度轴 | proposed | Words of Type (zh) uses 宽度轴; 字宽 is reserved for the advance width. |
| width class | 宽度类 | proposed | FontForge zh_CN has 宽度类属; Glyphs 3 zh-Hans's 字宽类 rejected because 字宽 here means the advance width. |
OpenType¶
| English term | Fallback original term | Chinese (Simplified) | Translation status | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adobe Glyph List | Adobe Glyph List | do-not-translate | ||
| alternate glyph | glyph variant | 备选字形 | proposed | Built from 备选 (Glyphs 3 zh-Hans 备选字, Words of Type (zh) 备选字符形, Apple 备选) and 字形; InDesign's 替代字形 rejected to keep one family. |
| cmap | cmap | do-not-translate | ||
| code page | legacy character table | 代码页 | proposed | Established Microsoft and Windows term for a numbered legacy encoding. |
| color font table | 彩色字体表 | proposed | 彩色字体 is the usual term for colour fonts and 表 names a font table (FontForge zh_CN 表, Glyphs 参数表). | |
| contextual alternates | context-dependent variants | 上下文替换 | proposed | Glyphs 3 zh-Hans and FontForge zh_CN name the calt feature 上下文替换; InDesign's 上下文替代字 and Apple's 关联备选 rejected. |
| cursive attachment | joined-script connection | 连写定位 | proposed | Glyphs 3 zh-Hans names the curs feature 连写定位; FontForge zh_CN's 草写附件 is a mistranslation of attachment. |
| design languages | 目标语言 | proposed | No attestation; follows the reviewed German, French and Polish (target languages), because the literal 设计语言 means a visual design language in Chinese. | |
| encoding | 编码 | proposed | Universal (FontForge zh_CN, Apple, Adobe, Microsoft). | |
| feature code | layout rule code | 特性代码 | proposed | Glyphs 3 zh-Hans uses 特性代码 (选取特性代码文件). |
| fractions | 分数 | proposed | Apple CoreText and Glyphs 3 zh-Hans (数字∙分数) use 分数. | |
| glyph index | glyph number | 字形索引 | proposed | Apple Font Book and FontForge use 字形索引. |
| glyph name | 字形名 | proposed | FontForge zh_CN has 字形名称; shortened to 名 as the house guide prescribes. Glyphs 3 zh-Hans's 字符形名称 rejected with 字符形. | |
| GPOS | GPOS | do-not-translate | ||
| GSUB | GSUB | do-not-translate | ||
| ligature | joined letters | 连字 | proposed | FontForge zh_CN, Adobe, Apple, Words of Type (zh) and Detail in Typography (zh) use 连字; Glyphs 3 zh-Hans and The Type prefer 合字. |
| localized forms | language-specific variants | 本地化形态 | proposed | Glyphs 3 zh-Hans names the locl feature 本地化形态; FontForge zh_CN's 本地形式 rejected. |
| lookup | procedure | 查找表 | approved | Glyphs 3 zh-Hans customParameterDescriptions.strings, archived TMX TU 1933, uses GPOS 查找表 for pair-adjustment lookups. Its other lookup translations vary; this is the user's preferred Glyphs UI precedent. Keep the approved contextual Rules panel title. Preserve literal FEA lookup/lookupflag keywords, identifiers and OpenType structure names. Ordinary search senses are separate. |
| mark glyph | combining mark glyph | 标符字形 | proposed | Built from 标符 (Glyphs 3 zh-Hans) and 字形. |
| nonspacing mark | zero-width combining mark | 无间距标符 | proposed | Built from Glyphs 3 zh-Hans's 无间距 and 标符; Unicode documentation calls category Mn 非间距标记. |
| oldstyle figures | lowercase-style figures | 旧式数字 | proposed | Words of Type (zh) and Apple use 旧式数字; Glyphs 3 zh-Hans's 老式数字, InDesign's 变高数字 and 旧体数字 (Detail in Typography zh-TW) rejected. |
| OpenType class | layout glyph group | OpenType 类 | proposed | Glyphs 3 zh-Hans and FontForge zh_CN use 类 for classes; name protected. |
| OpenType feature | layout feature | OpenType 特性 | proposed | Words of Type (zh) uses OpenType 特性; InDesign's OpenType 功能 rejected with 功能. |
| OS/2 table | OS/2 表 | proposed | Tag protected, noun translated (FontForge zh_CN: OS/2 表). | |
| Private Use Area | Private Use Area | do-not-translate | ||
| single substitution | 单一替换 | proposed | FontForge zh_CN uses 单一替换. | |
| small caps | small capitals | 小型大写字母 | proposed | Glyphs 3 zh-Hans, Apple, Counterpunch (zh) and Words of Type (zh) use 小型大写字母; short form 小型大写. |
| stylistic set | 风格组合 | proposed | Glyphs 3 zh-Hans uses 风格组合 for ss01 to ss20; Apple's and Microsoft's 样式集 is the alternative. | |
| tabular figures | equal-width figures | 等宽数字 | proposed | Glyphs 3 zh-Hans uses 等宽数字; InDesign's 定宽数字 rejected. |
| Unicode codepoint | character code | Unicode 码位 | proposed | 码位 is the GB and Unicode Consortium term and FontForge zh_CN uses it; 代码点 rejected. |
| variation selector | variant picker character | 变体选择符 | proposed | FontForge zh_CN uses 变体选择符 for the Unicode Variation Selectors blocks; its 异体字选择器 covers only the ideographic use. |
| writing system | 书写系统 | proposed | Microsoft and W3C use 书写系统; the OpenType script itself is 文种 in Glyphs 3 zh-Hans and Words of Type (zh). |
File formats¶
| English term | Fallback original term | Chinese (Simplified) | Translation status | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| AI file | AI file | do-not-translate | ||
| AIP | AIP | do-not-translate | ||
| FLREQ | FLREQ | do-not-translate | ||
| Fog.net | Fog.net | do-not-translate | ||
| Glyphs file | Glyphs file | do-not-translate | ||
| Lines file | Lines file | do-not-translate | ||
| OTF | OTF | do-not-translate | ||
| SVG | SVG | do-not-translate | ||
| TTC | TTC | do-not-translate | ||
| TTF | TTF | do-not-translate | ||
| Type 1 | Type 1 | do-not-translate | English term: deprecated. | |
| UFO | UFO | do-not-translate | ||
| VFB | VFB | do-not-translate | English term: deprecated. | |
| VFC | VFC | do-not-translate | ||
| VFJ | VFJ | do-not-translate | ||
| WOFF2 | WOFF2 | do-not-translate |
Interface¶
| English term | Fallback original term | Chinese (Simplified) | Translation status | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| action | 动作 | proposed | Adobe (Photoshop Actions) and Apple use 动作 for a named invokable operation; 操作 is kept free for the generic word operation. | |
| add | 添加 | proposed | Platform word in Apple, Adobe and Glyphs 3 zh-Hans (添加锚点, 添加母版). | |
| alternate | 备选 | proposed | Glyphs 3 zh-Hans, Words of Type (zh) and Apple CoreText all use 备选 for alternates; 替代/替换 is reserved for substitution. | |
| anchor cloud | attachment point cloud | 锚点云 | proposed | No attestation; built from 锚点 plus 云, as German Ankerwolke and Polish chmura kotwic do. Cloud alone is 云. |
| auto layer | recipe-built layer | 自动图层 | proposed | No attestation; fallback translated on the model of German Auto-Ebene, from 图层. |
| autohint | 自动渲染提示 | proposed | Glyphs 3 zh-Hans labels the command 自动渲染提示; FontForge's 自动渲调 rejected with its coinage 渲调. | |
| Brush | 画笔 | proposed | Adobe zh-CN tool name; Glyphs 3 zh-Hans's 笔触 means the stroke a brush leaves, and 笔刷 is Blender usage. | |
| collapse | 收拢 | proposed | No attestation for this node operation; the everyday verb for gathering things to one spot. 折叠 (fold a panel) and Blender's 塌陷 rejected as the wrong image. | |
| color flag | color mark | 颜色标记 | proposed | Fallback color mark translated; Glyphs 3 zh-Hans's 颜色标签 rejected because 标签 is needed for tags, and 标记 is free since mark glyphs are 标符. |
| corner angles | 拐角角度 | proposed | No attestation; descriptive rendering of the angles at contour corners. | |
| cousins | related glyphs alongside | 表亲 | proposed | No attestation; house voice. The plain family word for cousins, usable as a collective like Polish kuzynostwo. |
| crop | 裁剪 | proposed | Apple, Adobe and Microsoft all use 裁剪. | |
| cubic | 三次 | proposed | Mathematical term (三次贝塞尔曲线; FontForge zh_CN 三次曲线); Blender's 立方 is the volume sense. | |
| current | 当前 | proposed | Standard interface word (GIMP, Qt, Microsoft). | |
| cusp | 尖点 | proposed | Mathematical term for a cusp; kept apart from 尖角 (sharp) and from a smooth join. | |
| decompose | break into contours | 分解 | proposed | FontForge zh_CN uses 分解 for decomposition and the word is transparent; Glyphs 3 zh-Hans's 释放 (borrowed from Illustrator's Release) rejected because it reads as freeing something. |
| default | 默认 | proposed | Standard interface word (Apple, Adobe, Microsoft, Qt). | |
| demo mode | 演示模式 | proposed | Standard software rendering of demo mode. | |
| dialog | 对话框 | proposed | Standard interface word (Apple, Microsoft, Qt). | |
| Dream Up | generate shapes | 畅想 | proposed | No attestation; house voice. An everyday verb for imagining freely, in place of the flat 生成形状 that the fallback gives. |
| echo text | repeated text | 回显文本 | proposed | 回显 is the established computing word for echo; no type-specific attestation. |
| Eraser | 橡皮擦 | proposed | The real tool's name, as in Adobe and Apple. | |
| expand filter | bake filter into contours | 扩展滤镜 | proposed | 扩展 is Adobe's and Glyphs' word for baking a live appearance into outlines (扩展外观, 扩展为轮廓); 滤镜 is the filter word in both. |
| expand stroke | bake stroke into contours | 扩展描边 | proposed | Glyphs 3 zh-Hans 扩展为轮廓 and FontForge zh_CN 扩展笔画 use 扩展; 描边 is the chosen word for stroke. Illustrator's 轮廓化描边 rejected to keep the expand family. |
| expand transformation | bake transformation into contours | 扩展变换 | proposed | Same expand family as 扩展滤镜 and 扩展描边; no attestation for the exact phrase. |
| feature | 特性 | proposed | Glyphs 3 zh-Hans, Words of Type (zh) (OpenType 特性) and Apple CoreText use 特性; FontForge zh_CN's 特征 and Adobe's 功能 rejected. | |
| Fills | 填充 | proposed | Standard in Adobe, Apple and Inkscape. | |
| FontAudit | 丰特奥迪特 | proposed | User requires phonetic transliteration, explicitly including Chinese. Russian and Ukrainian spellings were recovered from team QPH; other spellings are proposals. Retain the FontAudit identity; do not translate as a generic audit command. Preserve FontAudit in code and identifiers. | |
| FontLab account | FontLab 账户 | proposed | Translate the common noun account and inflect it in complete sentences; preserve the FontLab brand. German, Spanish and French wording is already used in current FontLab UI. Other language forms are proposals. Do not duplicate account when the surrounding sentence already translates it. | |
| Fusion | Welder | 焊工 | proposed | User decision 2026-10-04: translate the fallback Welder, the named live boolean group filter. Polish Spawacz is explicit; other renderings are proposals. Preserve Fusion in code identifiers. |
| Genius node | self-balancing node | 天才节点 | proposed | No attestation; house voice. Genius rendered with the plain word 天才. |
| grid | 网格 | proposed | Glyphs 3 zh-Hans, Adobe and Apple use 网格. | |
| Groups | 组 | proposed | InDesign, FontForge zh_CN and Blender use 组; Glyphs 3 zh-Hans's 群组 is longer with no gain. | |
| guide | 参考线 | proposed | Glyphs 3 zh-Hans and Adobe use 参考线; FontForge zh_CN's 引导线 rejected. | |
| kerning mode | 字偶距模式 | proposed | Built from 字偶距 and 模式. | |
| Knife | 小刀 | proposed | Glyphs 3 zh-Hans names the tool 小刀, the real tool; Illustrator's 美工刀 is the alternative. | |
| layer | 图层 | proposed | Glyphs 3 zh-Hans and Adobe use 图层. | |
| Layers | 图层 | proposed | Glyphs 3 zh-Hans and Adobe use 图层; Chinese has no plural form. | |
| mark | 标符 | proposed | Glyphs 3 zh-Hans uses 标符 for mark glyphs, which keeps them apart from 标记 (flags, colour marks); FontForge zh_CN and Microsoft use 标记. | |
| Masks | 蒙版 | proposed | Glyphs 3 zh-Hans, Adobe and Apple use 蒙版. | |
| match | 匹配 | proposed | Standard rendering in Apple, Adobe and Microsoft. | |
| matching | 相匹配 | proposed | Adjectival form of 匹配; no separate attestation. | |
| Matchmaker | master matcher | 红娘 | proposed | No attestation; house voice. 红娘 is the proverbial Chinese matchmaker, as plain as Polish swat; 媒人 is the alternative and 匹配器 the flat one. |
| measurement line | 测量线 | proposed | Glyphs 3 zh-Hans uses 测量线 (显示测量线). | |
| measurements | 测量 | proposed | Glyphs 3 zh-Hans uses 测量 (显示测量); kept apart from 量度 (metrics) and 尺寸 (dimensions). | |
| Measurements panel | 测量面板 | proposed | Built from 测量 (Glyphs 3 zh-Hans) and 面板. | |
| merge | 合并 | proposed | Standard interface word (Apple, Adobe, FontForge). | |
| mesh | 变形网格 | proposed | Adobe and Blender call both grid and mesh 网格; 变形 is added to keep the mesh distinct from the drawing grid, as the definition requires. | |
| metrics mode | 量度模式 | proposed | Built from 量度 and 模式. | |
| metrics table | 量度表 | proposed | Built from 量度 and 表. | |
| metrics tool | 量度工具 | proposed | Built from 量度 and 工具. | |
| monospaced | 等宽 | proposed | Apple and FontForge zh_CN use 等宽. | |
| multi-line | 多行 | proposed | Standard rendering (InDesign, Microsoft). | |
| nonspacing | zero-width | 无间距 | proposed | Glyphs 3 zh-Hans uses 无间距 for nonspacing; a descriptive 不计入量度 would be clearer for FontLab's element property but is unattested. |
| Nudge | push move | 轻推 | proposed | Glyphs 3 zh-Hans uses 轻推 for nudging nodes, an everyday word; Blender's 推移 and Microsoft's 微移 rejected. |
| Oblique | Oblique | proposed | Fixed FontLab operation name, kept as the glossary asks; 伪斜体 and 倾斜 name a plain slant, which is something else. | |
| panel | 面板 | proposed | Standard in Apple and Adobe. | |
| Pencil | 铅笔 | proposed | The real tool's name (Glyphs 3 zh-Hans 铅笔工具, Adobe 铅笔). | |
| Power Brush | power calligraphic brush | 超能画笔 | proposed | No attestation; house voice. 超能 is the superhero-cartoon word for power (超能力); 强力 would read as an industrial rating and 能量 is the alternative. |
| Power Guide | power guideline | 超能参考线 | proposed | No attestation; house voice, 超能 plus 参考线. |
| Power Nudge | power push move | 超能轻推 | proposed | No attestation; house voice, 超能 plus 轻推. |
| Power Stroke | power stroke outline | 超能描边 | proposed | No attestation; house voice, 超能 plus 描边. Inkscape's 神奇描边 names a different effect. |
| project | 项目 | approved | Team agreement recovered from Proteus QPH on 2026-10-04. Project names the editable document; do not replace it with package. | |
| property bar | 属性栏 | proposed | CorelDRAW zh-CN uses 属性栏 for its context-sensitive property bar; no type-tool attestation. | |
| quick measurement | 快速测量 | proposed | Built from 测量; no attestation for the compound. | |
| Rapid | 拉皮德 | proposed | Issue 161 names the tool Rapid in Latin scripts and requires transliteration elsewhere. Canonical TS uses 拉皮德. Do not translate the tool name as fast or quick, and do not use Rapidograph. Contrast classifications use the ordinary speed adjective. | |
| redo | 重做 | proposed | Platform word in Apple, Adobe and Microsoft. | |
| reference | 引用 | proposed | FontForge zh_CN uses 引用 for references to glyphs; 参考 means reference material. | |
| Remove Overlap | merge overlapping contours | 去除重叠 | proposed | Glyphs 3 zh-Hans uses 去除重叠; FontForge zh_CN has 移除重叠 and 合并重叠. |
| repeat | 重复 | proposed | Platform word in Apple, Adobe and Microsoft; distinct from 重做 (redo). | |
| reverse contour | flip drawing direction | 反转轮廓方向 | proposed | Glyphs 3 zh-Hans has 反转路径方向; 轮廓 replaces 路径 to match the chosen word for contour. |
| Scissors | 剪刀 | proposed | The real tool's name, as in Illustrator. | |
| Servant node | Follower node | 跟随节点 | proposed | No attestation; translates the fallback Follower node as a node that follows movement, not the servant metaphor. |
| Sigma | Sigma | do-not-translate | ||
| Sketchboard | scratch canvas | 速写板 | proposed | No attestation; house voice. 速写板 is the real board artists sketch on; 草稿板 is the alternative and 画板 is Illustrator's artboard. |
| Skin | wrapping outline | 外皮 | proposed | No attestation; house voice, the outer skin or peel of a thing, as Polish skórka. 皮肤 is the application-theme sense; 包边 is the descriptive alternative. |
| smart | clever | 机灵 | proposed | No attestation; house voice. The plain word for quick-witted with a hint of cunning; 智能, the industry habit (Glyphs 智能部件, Adobe 智能对象), means intelligent and is ruled out by the principles. 聪明 is the alternative. |
| Smart Corner | clever corner | 机灵角 | proposed | House voice: 机灵 plus 角 (Glyphs 3 zh-Hans calls a corner 角); 智能 is ruled out by the principles. |
| Smart Filter | 机灵筛选器 | proposed | Named glyph-selection filter; not a graphical live effect. Match this term in the Font window, Aidus settings, dialogs and help. | |
| spacing controls | side space handles | 间距手柄 | proposed | No attestation; fallback side space handles translated with 手柄. |
| sticker | 贴纸 | proposed | Apple zh-CN uses 贴纸 for a movable visual note. | |
| tab | 标签页 | proposed | Glyphs 3 zh-Hans uses 标签页 for document tabs; Microsoft's 选项卡 suits dialog tabs, and 制表符 is the tab character. | |
| text element | text block | 文本元素 | proposed | Built from 文本 and 元素; Apple uses the same phrase. |
| thickness | 粗细 | proposed | Adobe and Krita use 粗细 for stroke thickness; kept apart from 字重 (weight). | |
| Transform | 变换 | proposed | Glyphs 3 zh-Hans and Adobe use 变换. | |
| transformation | 变换 | proposed | Glyphs 3 zh-Hans and Adobe use 变换 for the noun as well as the command. | |
| True Fill | final black rendering | 如实填充 | proposed | No attestation; house voice. 如实 (as it truly is) keeps the wink of True without the flat 真实填充. |
| uncheck | 取消勾选 | proposed | Common wording for clearing a checkbox; Microsoft's 取消选中 is close to deselecting an object. | |
| Vexy coins | Vexy coins | do-not-translate | ||
| waterfall | size ladder preview | 瀑布 | proposed | Apple Font Book uses 瀑布式 for its waterfall sample; the bare noun is kept and 瀑布图 (a chart type) rejected. |
| weight | 字重 | proposed | Glyphs 3 zh-Hans, Counterpunch (zh) and Words of Type (zh) use 字重; 粗细 is thickness. | |
| whitespace | 空白字符 | proposed | Standard programming term; Blender uses the same. |
Vector drawing¶
| English term | Fallback original term | Chinese (Simplified) | Translation status | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Appearance panel | 外观面板 | proposed | Adobe Illustrator zh-CN names the panel 外观; 面板 follows the panel term. | |
| autotrace | bitmap to outline conversion | 自动描摹 | proposed | Adobe Illustrator zh-CN uses 描摹 for tracing a bitmap (图像描摹); FontForge's 自动追踪 and Inkscape's 自动白描 rejected. |
| centerline | 中心线 | proposed | Standard drafting and CAD word for a line down the middle of a stroke; Microsoft's 中线 rejected because it also names the mean line. | |
| clipping mask | 剪切蒙版 | proposed | Adobe Illustrator and Photoshop zh-CN use 剪切蒙版; Microsoft's 剪切蒙板 is a spelling variant. | |
| control point | control handle point | 控制点 | proposed | Universal: FontForge zh_CN, Blender, Microsoft; Words of Type (zh) glosses the handle as 贝齐耶控制点. |
| Fill Grid | grid of fill lines | 填充网格 | proposed | No attestation; literal rendering of the Linestra panel area, from 填充 and 网格. |
| fill mode | line fill style | 填充模式 | proposed | Apple Motion and Blender use 填充模式. |
| G2 continuity | G2 连续 | proposed | Standard CAD and geometry wording (G1 连续, G2 连续). | |
| Live Effect | editable effect | 实时效果 | proposed | Adobe renders Live as 实时 (实时上色, 实时形状) and Effect as 效果; this is the Illustrator term. |
| off-curve point | point off the curve | 曲线外点 | proposed | Chinese TrueType documentation says 曲线外的点; compact form. Words of Type (zh) has 曲线外节点. |
| on-curve point | point on the curve | 曲线上点 | proposed | FontForge zh_CN has 曲线上的点; compact form, paired with 曲线外点. |
| outline | 轮廓 | proposed | Glyphs 3 zh-Hans (填充轮廓, 扩展为轮廓), FontForge zh_CN, Apple and Words of Type (zh) use 轮廓; shares the word with contour. | |
| stroke | 描边 | proposed | Adobe and Glyphs 3 zh-Hans use 描边 for a stroke applied to a path; 笔画 is the stroke of a letter. | |
| stroke cap | stroke end cap | 描边端点 | proposed | InDesign and Illustrator zh-CN use 端点 for the stroke cap; kept apart from 末端 (terminal). |
| stroke join | stroke corner shape | 描边连接 | proposed | InDesign zh-CN uses 连接 for the stroke join (斜接连接, 圆角连接). |
| tangent node | straight-to-curve node | 切线节点 | proposed | Built from 切线 and 节点; FontForge zh_CN says 切点 and Blender 切向. |
| tonal map | darkness map | 色调图 | proposed | No attestation; 色调 is Adobe's word for tone (色调曲线, 色调映射). |
| Tunni line | Tunni 线 | proposed | Eponym kept in Latin script; 线 for line. |