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Making Chinese characters memorable

事

ㄕ ˋ

shì

matter
See how characters are made

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

  • 事
    ㄕ ˋ

    shì

    matter

    • ?

      • ?

        • 十
          ㄕ ˊ

          shí

          ten

        • 中
          ㄓㄨㄥ

          zhōng

          middle

      • ⺺

        • ⺕

          • ?

            • 匚
              ㄈㄤ

              fāng

              box

          • 一
            ㄧ

            yī

            one

        • 丨
          ㄍㄨㄣ ˇ

          gǔn

          line

    • ㇚

Make characters memorable

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

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Trying to hook a matter to write home about? Write it ten times, and you'll know whether it's central/important.
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