Table 1.

Experimental stimuli.

Monosyllabic target in IPA	Chinese character	English meaning
/fu1/	夫	Man
/fu2/	苦	Bitter
/fu3/	富	Rich
/fu4/	符	Symbol
/fu5/	婦	Woman
/fu6/	負	Carry
/ji1/	衣	Clothes
/ji2/	椅	Chair
/ji3/	意	Meaning
/ji4/	兒	Son
/ji5/	已	Finished
/ji6/	二	Two
/jyun1/	冤	Injustice
/jyun2/	丸	Pill
/jyun3/	怨	Hatred
/jyun4/	圓	Round
/jyun5/	遠	Far
/jyun6/	願	Wish

IPA stands for international phonetic alphabet.