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by samus 1208 days ago
Such mixing is simply not required in Chinese since words in all Chinese varieties are not inflected. There are some particles that are quite common (like 了 and 子), but they are very easy to write. The Simplified Characters are further optimized for writing speed. Most importantly 儿 for 兒 and 个 for 個, since these characters are very common in Modern Standard Chinese.