[Tex2002ans]

Originally Posted by Doitsu

The List of CJK fonts Wikipedia entry lists a couple of free Chinese fonts. (CJK = Chinese, Japanese, Korean.)
I'd recommend Source Han Serif and Source Han Sans.

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Originally Posted by Doitsu

For more information also see the Should Chinese Fonts be Embedded in Ebooks? thread.

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Also see the mini-tutorial I wrote explaining how to properly mark your HTML+CSS + how to subset the embedded fonts:

2021: "Japanese characters not showing up on some devices"

I used Japanese in that, but the same exact logic applies for Chinese, Korean, ..., Greek, or any other language where you use a font for just those "foreign words".

Originally Posted by ebookscovers

hopefully should be a simple question. what's the best font for displaying Chinese lettering in an ebook ePub file the at displays chinese characters without any issues. need regular and bold chinese font.

Yep. See my Japanese answer above + my Chinese thread that Doitsu linked.

Originally Posted by ebookscovers

surely there's a standard few chinese fonts that work fine. needs to also display on kindle and all devices. thanks David

Just remember, all the usual "embedded fonts" issues still apply.

Most devices have "Publisher Fonts" OFF by default. So your embedded fonts won't work unless users go out of their way and ENABLE that setting.

This is why you should follow best practices + design the ebook as best as you can.

Side Note: If you want to read more about "embedded fonts" in ebooks, type these searches into your favorite search engine:

embedded fonts Hitch site:mobileread.com
embedded fonts Tex2002ans site:mobileread.com

There have been 10+ years of topics discussing fonts from every possible angle.