<p>Seems there's no specified name for this &quot;phantom-mistake&quot;.</p>
<p>and these Charactors have the name: 易错字.</p>

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Siwei
<p>It is called or <a href="https://baike.baidu.com/item/%E7%AC%94%E8%AF%AF" rel="nofollow noreferrer">笔误</a> or <a href="https://baike.baidu.com/item/%E8%AF%AF%E7%AC%94" rel="nofollow noreferrer">误笔</a> (handwriting mistake) or more colloquially &quot;写错笔划&quot; (write a wrong stroke)</p>
<p>写多笔划或是写少笔划都是笔误</p>
<p>俗语: &quot;误将冯京作马凉&quot; 就是典型的笔误引来的误会</p>
<p>Although 笔误 and 误笔 are interchangeable, there's also a term <a href="https://baike.baidu.com/item/%E5%8F%A3%E8%AF%AF" rel="nofollow noreferrer">口误</a> (slip of the tongue). Therefore, I prefer 笔误 over 误笔</p>

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Tang Ho
<p>When handwriting the Chinese</p>
<h1>休</h1>
<p>it might be mistakenly written as</p>
<h1>体</h1>
<p>Afterwards, it has an additional &quot;phantom&quot; stroke which only exists because it's written incorrectly.  There's a number of &quot;phantom&quot; strokes when handwriting, e.g. the characters associated with:</p>
<ul>
<li>miswriting 冖 as 宀,</li>
<li>miswriting 厂 as 广,</li>
<li>miswriting 斤 as 斥,</li>
<li>miswriting 礻 as 衤, and</li>
<li>miswriting 戈 as 戋.</li>
</ul>
<p>I'm wondering if there is a name for this &quot;phantom&quot; stroke, either in English or Chinese, and either in linguistics or in informal usage.</p>
<p><strong>Question</strong>: Is there a name for a &quot;phantom&quot; stroke handwritten by mistake?</p>

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2020-07-07T16:41:30.043Z
”it's probably quite common to mistakenly write it“: I doubt it. Any source?
fefe
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2020-07-08T00:29:30.273Z
This seems unlikely to be a *common* mistake, though I suppose it might happen once in a long while.  Still, I can't really imagine myself making this mistake (and I make plenty).
Brian Tung
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Not really relevant but should-be-noted knowledge: when it comes to calligraphy, it's usual to add or remove some stroke (called 增笔/减笔) for aesthetic purposes. This [Zhihu post](https://www.zhihu.com/question/24901805/answer/29380313) offers a good explanation.
Stan
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2020-08-21T23:50:26.623Z
It seems [错别字](https://chinese.stackexchange.com/questions/23273) is related.
Becky 李蓓
<terminology><handwriting>
Is there a name for a "phantom" stroke handwritten by mistake?
# Is there a name for a "phantom" stroke handwritten by mistake?

(Asked by: username_0 on 2020-07-07)

When handwriting the Chinese

# 休

it might be mistakenly written as

# 体

Afterwards, it has an additional "phantom" stroke which only exists because it's written incorrectly. There's a number of "phantom" strokes when handwriting, e.g. the characters associated with:

* miswriting 冖 as 宀,
* miswriting 厂 as 广,
* miswriting 斤 as 斥,
* miswriting 礻 as 衤, and
* miswriting 戈 as 戋.

I'm wondering if there is a name for this "phantom" stroke, either in English or Chinese, and either in linguistics or in informal usage.

**Question**: Is there a name for a "phantom" stroke handwritten by mistake?

**Tags:** terminology, handwriting

> **Comments:**
> **username_1**: ”it's probably quite common to mistakenly write it“: I doubt it. Any source?  
> **username_2**: This seems unlikely to be a *common* mistake, though I suppose it might happen once in a long while.  Still, I can't really imagine myself making this mistake (and I make plenty).  
> **username_3**: Not really relevant but should-be-noted knowledge: when it comes to calligraphy, it's usual to add or remove some stroke (called 增笔/减笔) for aesthetic purposes. This [Zhihu post](https://www.zhihu.com/question/24901805/answer/29380313) offers a good explanation.  
> **username_0**: It seems [错别字](https://chinese.stackexchange.com/questions/23273) is related.  

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## 2 answers

### Answer by username_5 on 2020-07-07. Score: 4 | Accepted answer

It is called or [笔误](https://baike.baidu.com/item/%E7%AC%94%E8%AF%AF) or [误笔](https://baike.baidu.com/item/%E8%AF%AF%E7%AC%94) (handwriting mistake) or more colloquially "写错笔划" (write a wrong stroke)

写多笔划或是写少笔划都是笔误

俗语: "误将冯京作马凉" 就是典型的笔误引来的误会

Although 笔误 and 误笔 are interchangeable, there's also a term [口误](https://baike.baidu.com/item/%E5%8F%A3%E8%AF%AF) (slip of the tongue). Therefore, I prefer 笔误 over 误笔


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### Answer by username_4 on 2020-07-12. Score: 1

Seems there's no specified name for this "phantom-mistake".

and these Charactors have the name: 易错字.


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