Abstract
The slip-over phenomenon is a very interesting feature in rapid writing Chinese characters, a unique psychological phenomenon in Chinese language. Most of the slip-over characters appear in set phrases. It is just like a walking man, when he is in a hurry he would sometimes run one or two steps. Since most Chinese characters contain radicals, slip-over phenomenon occurs quite frequently. In this paper the author lists four groups of slip-over characters and analyzes their psychological processes. The author holds that this study is useful, in some ways, in their use in computers.
Highlights
By slip-over in writing Chinese characters refers to the fact that when writing Chinese characters, which are composed of two parts with one part as the radical
Most of the slip-over characters appear in set phrases
This paper is a study of the slip-over phenomenon in writing Chinese characters, a feature unique in Chinese language
Summary
By slip-over in writing Chinese characters refers to the fact that when writing Chinese characters, which are composed of two parts with one part as the radical. The writer often subconsciously puts one part (the left part) or the whole part of the former character and the other part (the right part) or the whole part of the latter character into one, forming a new “character”, which is composed of the corresponding parts of the former two characters in its form This “character” is often not available in Chinese dictionaries or possesses completely new meaning, different from the original two characters. This is a unique psychological phenomenon in writing Chinese characters, especially those with radicals. In rapid writing such characters people often meet with such cases. In informal writing or in taking notes or in inputting Chinese characters into computers we may as well try to use them as a way to save time and energy
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