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Making Chinese characters memorable

ㄒㄧㄢ ˋ

xiàn

envy
See how characters are made

Break characters down into their components to see semantic and phonetic hints

  • ㄒㄧㄢ ˋ

    xiàn

    envy

    • ㄧㄤ ˊ

      yáng

      sheep

    • ˋ

      once

Make characters memorable

Write short, mnemonic stories about the characters to make them easier to remember

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Once below the sheep, I did not envy the view.
by Albee

Vocabulary

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