Meanings
nouncharacter amnesia (uncountable)
- uncountableA phenomenon whereby experienced speakers of some East Asian languages forget how to write Chinese characters previously well known to them.
Translations
Chinese Mandarin 提筆忘字 /提笔忘字
- 提筆忘字 /提笔忘字 (tíbǐwàngzì)phenomenon
Finnish kirjoitusmerkkien unohtaminen
- kirjoitusmerkkien unohtaminenphenomenon
French amnésie des caractères
- amnésie des caractèresphenomenon
Hindi वर्ण स्मृतिलोप
- वर्ण स्मृतिलोप (varṇ smŕtilop)phenomenon
Italian amnesia dei caratteri
- amnesia dei caratteriphenomenon
Portuguese amnésia de caractéres
- amnésia de caractéresphenomenon
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APA
character amnesia. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/character%20amnesia
MLA
“character amnesia.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/character%20amnesia. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “character amnesia,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/character%20amnesia.
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