Language Log » Concocted compound characters https://languagelog.ldc.upenn.edu/nll/?p=71211

"People who don't know any Chinese characters will think the four glyphs pictured above are just typical Chinese characters, but won't be able to make any sense of them at all.

People who are minimally / partially literate in Chinese characters will recognize components of the four glyphs, but not one of the glyphs as a whole..."

A Chinese mastery shibboleth 😆 #languagelog

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