As shown in the following figure:

Animation & Comic), "Animation = Animation+Comic", that is, the collective name of animation and comics, refers to the collection of animation and comics. It is not a technical term to combine the first words of these two words into one. It is also often called "cartoon" in Taiwan Province.

The word "animation" was first used in formal occasions, and it was the first publication of the animation information monthly magazine "Animation Times" on the mainland in November 1998. This word was later spread by Manyou magazine, and became popular in Chinese mainland because of its generality.