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Making Chinese characters memorable

暂

ㄗㄢ ˋ

zàn

temporary
See how characters are made

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

  • 暂
    ㄗㄢ ˋ

    zàn

    temporary

    • 斩
      ㄓㄢ ˇ

      zhǎn

      to behead

    • 日
      ㄖ ˋ

      rì

      sun

Make characters memorable

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

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The men's head was only attached to his body for a temporary time before he was beheaded above the sun
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