Principle 8:

Adopt a conventionally accepted simplified form as standard

This category does not follow any sort of general rule and needs to be learned case by case.

Character that was simplified:

臺

→

台

tái - platform, table

Example words:

電臺

→

电台

diàn tái - radio station

Character that was simplified:

萬

→

万

wàn - ten thousand

Example words:

萬分

→

万分

wàn fēn - extremely

萬一

→

万一

wàn yī - in case