Curated CTG data collection

Traditional vs Simplified Chinese MTG Cards

Compare Traditional Chinese and Simplified Chinese Magic: The Gathering printings by shared Oracle card identity and see how names differ between the two scripts.

16,090records or identities represented

How Traditional and Simplified Chinese differ on Magic cards

Traditional Chinese and Simplified Chinese are two writing systems for Chinese. A Magic card can therefore represent the same Oracle card identity while using different printed Chinese characters, and in some cases different localized wording. CTG compares printings by Oracle identity so the comparison is between the same underlying Magic card, not merely cards with similar names.

16,090shared Oracle identities
23,580Traditional Chinese printings
40,767Simplified Chinese printings

Script conversion versus translation differences

Some ZHT and ZHS printed names differ because the same word is written with different Traditional and Simplified characters. Other differences can reflect localization choices, terminology changes or distinct printed wording. The database shows what was printed; it should not automatically treat every difference as a linguistic reinterpretation.

How CTG compares the two scripts

The comparison is anchored to Oracle ID. This avoids grouping different cards just because their English or Chinese names resemble one another, and lets each Card Identity page show the complete printing history behind the summary below.

ZHS

Earliest recorded Simplified Chinese set

Fifth Edition (5ED) 349 recorded Simplified Chinese cards

Examples where the recorded ZHT and ZHS names differ

These examples are selected automatically from shared Oracle identities whose recorded printed names are not identical across the two scripts.

Cards recorded in both scripts

Open any Card Identity page to see every recorded Chinese printing, set, timeline and printed-text detail for that card.

Titania's Song ZHT 泰坦尼亚之歌 ZHS 泰坦尼亚之歌 Plague Rats ZHT 疫病老鼠 ZHS 疫病老鼠 Deathgrip ZHT 死亡手印 ZHS 死亡手印 Unholy Strength ZHT 不潔之力 ZHS 不洁之力 Grapeshot Catapult ZHT 葡萄弹投石机 ZHS 散弹投石器 Blight ZHT 枯萎 ZHS 枯萎 Goblin Balloon Brigade ZHT 鬼怪熱氣球旅 ZHS 鬼怪热气球旅 Wrath of God ZHT 神之愤怒 ZHS 神之愤怒 Millstone ZHT 研磨石轮 ZHS 研磨石轮 Wooden Sphere ZHT 木制法球 ZHS 木制法球 Death Ward ZHT 回生术 ZHS 回生术 Winter Orb ZHT 冬之球 ZHS 冬之球 Drain Power ZHT 吸收力量 ZHS 吸收力量 Grizzly Bears ZHT 灰棕熊 ZHS 灰棕熊 Merfolk of the Pearl Trident ZHT 珍珠人鱼 ZHS 珍珠三叉戟人鱼 Jade Monolith ZHT 巨形翡翠石 ZHS 巨形翡翠石 Spell Blast ZHT 魔力障壁 ZHS 魔力障壁 Feedback ZHT 反馈 ZHS 反馈 Orcish Oriflamme ZHT 半兽人的军旗 ZHS 半兽人的军旗 Lifeforce ZHT 生命之力 ZHS 生命之力 Divine Transformation ZHT 神圣异变 ZHS 神圣异变 Giant Tortoise ZHT 巨龟 ZHS 巨龟 Manabarbs ZHT 魔法力倒钩 ZHS 魔法力倒钩 Greed ZHT 贪婪 ZHS 贪婪 Fog ZHT 濃霧 ZHS 浓雾 Hill Giant ZHT 山丘巨人 ZHS 山丘巨人 Dingus Egg ZHT 爆地蛋 ZHS 爆地蛋 Tundra Wolves ZHT 苔原狼 ZHS 苔原狼 Stone Giant ZHT 石巨人 ZHS 石巨人 Cursed Land ZHT 诅咒土地 ZHS 诅咒土地 Ghost Ship ZHT 鬼船 ZHS 鬼船 Circle of Protection: Artifacts ZHT 反神器保护 ZHS 反神器保护环 Alabaster Potion ZHT 雪花石膏药剂 ZHS 雪花石膏药剂 Balance ZHT 均势 ZHS 均势 Murk Dwellers ZHT 黑暗栖息者 ZHS 黑暗栖息者 Unstable Mutation ZHT 不稳定性异变 ZHS 不稳定性异变