<p>I believe you're looking for: <a href="https://zh.wikipedia.org/zh-hant/%E7%B9%81%E9%AB%94%E4%BF%97%E5%AD%97" rel="nofollow noreferrer">繁體俗字</a>. Perhaps especially the &quot;其他臺港俗字&quot; section; here's a quick snippet:</p>
<blockquote>
<p><a href="https://i.sstatic.net/gAF6K.png" rel="nofollow noreferrer"><img src="https://i.sstatic.net/gAF6K.png" alt="enter image description here" /></a></p>
</blockquote>
<hr />
<p>This article on <a href="https://dailyview.tw/Popular/Detail/10205" rel="nofollow noreferrer">Daily View</a> is also quite interesting. They talk of a couple other examples:</p>
<blockquote>
<p><strong>「台式簡體」融合各式寫法　與中國簡體有所不同</strong>
.<br />
這些台灣人自己發明的「台式簡體」又可稱為「繁體俗字」，大多是來自古文、日本漢字，也有些是從古文、日本漢字、中國簡體字變形，成為許多台灣人約定俗成的字，像是「転（轉）」、「亇（個）」、「奌（點）」、「対（對）」，另外還有人會將「聽」寫作「咡」，可能是受「口耳之學」成語影響。</p>
<p>很多人會誤以為「台式簡體」就是中國簡字體，事實上兩者不太一樣，所以並非將繁體字簡化就是中國簡體字。不過在填寫較正式的文件時，通常還是得使用繁體字。很多人看了網友的解釋後都表示「看了這篇長知識」、「原來是台式簡體」。</p>
</blockquote>
<p>A fun picture as well:</p>
<blockquote>
<p><a href="https://i.sstatic.net/awF6S.jpg" rel="nofollow noreferrer"><img src="https://i.sstatic.net/awF6S.jpg" alt="enter image description here" /></a></p>
</blockquote>

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2023-01-24T00:59:28.700Z
This is exactly what I'm looking for!  Is there a searchable online resource were I can find and learn them?
Tosaku
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2023-01-25T16:42:14.493Z
@Tosaku The wiki page has most of what you're looking for. Check the "其他臺港俗字" section and the reference links.
Mou某
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2023-01-23T21:47:06.933Z
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Mou某
<p>I found these pages that might help you:</p>
<ul>
<li><p><a href="https://zh.wikipedia.org/zh-tw/%E7%AE%80%E7%AC%94%E5%AD%97" rel="nofollow noreferrer">https://zh.wikipedia.org/zh-tw/简笔字</a></p>
</li>
<li><p><a href="https://zh.wikipedia.org/zh-tw/%E7%B9%81%E9%AB%94%E4%BF%97%E5%AD%97" rel="nofollow noreferrer">https://zh.wikipedia.org/zh-tw/繁體俗字</a></p>
</li>
</ul>

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2023-01-23T20:09:48.247Z
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John Frazer
<blockquote>
<p>...like how 聽 can often be written as ⿰口耳 in Taiwan.</p>
</blockquote>
<p>Wrong. Both the 簡(寫)字(taiwan) and 簡體字(mainland) for 聽(繁字/繁體字) is 听 = 口 + 斤.</p>
<p>簡體字 is used exclusively in China. Its use in Taiwan is up to personal choice except rarely seen in formal publications and government documents/communications.</p>

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User Mou某's answer seems to indicate that 咡 is indeed sometimes used instead of 听
John Frazer
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2023-01-24T00:17:22.793Z
@JohnFrazer Follow this link to see what 咡 means https://www.zdic.net/hans/%E5%92%A1.
r13
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2023-01-24T00:29:59.827Z
@JohnFrazer Japanese 漢字 - 咡 https://kanji.jitenon.jp/kanjiy/13304.html (see content using google translate if you don't know Japanese.)
r13
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2023-01-24T00:41:49.150Z
It's apparently short hand used by Taiwanese students.
Tosaku
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2023-01-24T01:23:49.250Z
@Tosaku I came from Taiwan and used to write shorthand all the time, but never ever heard of or seen its uses.
r13
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2023-01-24T01:53:05.687Z
No doubt. It's probably a recent coinage, or maybe is old, but from a part of Taiwan you didn't interact much with.
Tosaku
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@Tosaku Maybe 30 years in Taiwan wasn't long enough. Will you bother to look it up in a dictionary or find literature about its use? I'll greatly appreciate your effort in keeping me updated.
r13
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2023-01-24T04:59:23.963Z
@r13 This guy who answered is a University professor in Taiwan. He mentions he sees it in his students journals.
Tosaku
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2023-01-24T08:52:37.760Z
Just for the record, of course @r13 is not wrong to point out the usual sources which unanimously state that 咡 is to be read er and to signify 'cheek'. That said, it's a rare and obscure character and it wouldn't be unheard of that some such characters are unwittingly re-created in form only at a much later time, just by combining some high-frequency components, and to be taken to mean something else entirely—if the sources can be shown to be reliable.
John Frazer
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2023-01-24T13:10:31.657Z
@JohnFrazer The academics would be fast to point out the use of an existing word, albeit rarely known, to be a simplified word for the other word of a different meaning is an unacceptable mistake. Thanks for your kind comment.
r13
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2023-01-24T13:13:52.100Z
@Tosaku Can you give me his and the college's name? I will track it.
r13
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2023-01-24T13:21:04.467Z
@Tosaku "另外還有人**會將**聽寫作咡，可能是受「口耳之學」成語影響." Here is my sentence to show what **會將** means - 有人**會將**  驢指作馬.
r13
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2023-01-23T20:52:02.900Z
r13
<p>I'm learning traditional Chinese, and have heard/seen examples of 簡筆字, like how 聽 can often be written as ⿰口耳 in Taiwan.  Every time I try to look this up, I just get directed to the same Quora thread mentioning it, the Ryakuji wikipedia page, and 簡體字.  Now I realize that there can be similarities between 簡筆字 and 簡體字, but there also are differences, case and point with 聽.</p>
<p>So I was wondering if there were any resource on their use, where they are used, how they are used, as well as a reference to common practices.  Like does 門 become 门 in Taiwanese 簡筆字 like in 簡體字 or Japanese Ryakuji, or is it always written 門.</p>

<traditional-characters><character-variant>
where to find 簡筆字?
# where to find 簡筆字?

(Asked by: username_0 on 2023-01-23)

I'm learning traditional Chinese, and have heard/seen examples of 簡筆字, like how 聽 can often be written as ⿰口耳 in Taiwan. Every time I try to look this up, I just get directed to the same Quora thread mentioning it, the Ryakuji wikipedia page, and 簡體字. Now I realize that there can be similarities between 簡筆字 and 簡體字, but there also are differences, case and point with 聽.

So I was wondering if there were any resource on their use, where they are used, how they are used, as well as a reference to common practices. Like does 門 become 门 in Taiwanese 簡筆字 like in 簡體字 or Japanese Ryakuji, or is it always written 門.

**Tags:** traditional-characters, character-variant


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## 3 answers

### Answer by username_1 on 2023-01-23. Score: 1 | Accepted answer

I believe you're looking for: [繁體俗字](https://zh.wikipedia.org/zh-hant/%E7%B9%81%E9%AB%94%E4%BF%97%E5%AD%97). Perhaps especially the "其他臺港俗字" section; here's a quick snippet:

> [![enter image description here](https://i.sstatic.net/gAF6K.png)](https://i.sstatic.net/gAF6K.png)

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This article on [Daily View](https://dailyview.tw/Popular/Detail/10205) is also quite interesting. They talk of a couple other examples:

> **「台式簡體」融合各式寫法　與中國簡體有所不同**
> .  
> 這些台灣人自己發明的「台式簡體」又可稱為「繁體俗字」，大多是來自古文、日本漢字，也有些是從古文、日本漢字、中國簡體字變形，成為許多台灣人約定俗成的字，像是「転（轉）」、「亇（個）」、「奌（點）」、「対（對）」，另外還有人會將「聽」寫作「咡」，可能是受「口耳之學」成語影響。
>
> 很多人會誤以為「台式簡體」就是中國簡字體，事實上兩者不太一樣，所以並非將繁體字簡化就是中國簡體字。不過在填寫較正式的文件時，通常還是得使用繁體字。很多人看了網友的解釋後都表示「看了這篇長知識」、「原來是台式簡體」。

A fun picture as well:

> [![enter image description here](https://i.sstatic.net/awF6S.jpg)](https://i.sstatic.net/awF6S.jpg)

> **Comments:**
> **username_0**: This is exactly what I'm looking for!  Is there a searchable online resource were I can find and learn them?  
> **username_1**: @username_0 The wiki page has most of what you're looking for. Check the "其他臺港俗字" section and the reference links.  

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### Answer by username_2 on 2023-01-23. Score: 1

I found these pages that might help you:

* [https://zh.wikipedia.org/zh-tw/简笔字](https://zh.wikipedia.org/zh-tw/%E7%AE%80%E7%AC%94%E5%AD%97)
* [https://zh.wikipedia.org/zh-tw/繁體俗字](https://zh.wikipedia.org/zh-tw/%E7%B9%81%E9%AB%94%E4%BF%97%E5%AD%97)


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### Answer by username_3 on 2023-01-23. Score: 0

> ...like how 聽 can often be written as ⿰口耳 in Taiwan.

Wrong. Both the 簡(寫)字(taiwan) and 簡體字(mainland) for 聽(繁字/繁體字) is 听 = 口 + 斤.

簡體字 is used exclusively in China. Its use in Taiwan is up to personal choice except rarely seen in formal publications and government documents/communications.

> **Comments:**
> **username_2**: User username_1's answer seems to indicate that 咡 is indeed sometimes used instead of 听  
> **username_3**: @username_2 Follow this link to see what 咡 means https://www.zdic.net/hans/%E5%92%A1.  
> **username_3**: @username_2 Japanese 漢字 - 咡 https://kanji.jitenon.jp/kanjiy/13304.html (see content using google translate if you don't know Japanese.)  
> **username_0**: It's apparently short hand used by Taiwanese students.  
> **username_3**: @username_0 I came from Taiwan and used to write shorthand all the time, but never ever heard of or seen its uses.  
> **username_0**: No doubt. It's probably a recent coinage, or maybe is old, but from a part of Taiwan you didn't interact much with.  
> **username_3**: @username_0 Maybe 30 years in Taiwan wasn't long enough. Will you bother to look it up in a dictionary or find literature about its use? I'll greatly appreciate your effort in keeping me updated.  
> **username_0**: @username_3 This guy who answered is a University professor in Taiwan. He mentions he sees it in his students journals.  
> **username_2**: Just for the record, of course @username_3 is not wrong to point out the usual sources which unanimously state that 咡 is to be read er and to signify 'cheek'. That said, it's a rare and obscure character and it wouldn't be unheard of that some such characters are unwittingly re-created in form only at a much later time, just by combining some high-frequency components, and to be taken to mean something else entirely—if the sources can be shown to be reliable.  
> **username_3**: @username_2 The academics would be fast to point out the use of an existing word, albeit rarely known, to be a simplified word for the other word of a different meaning is an unacceptable mistake. Thanks for your kind comment.  
> **username_3**: @username_0 Can you give me his and the college's name? I will track it.  
> **username_3**: @username_0 "另外還有人**會將**聽寫作咡，可能是受「口耳之學」成語影響." Here is my sentence to show what **會將** means - 有人**會將**  驢指作馬.  

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