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Making Chinese characters memorable

老

ㄌㄠ ˇ

lǎo

old
See how characters are made

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

  • 老
    ㄌㄠ ˇ

    lǎo

    old

    • ⺹

      • 𠥼

        • 十
          ㄕ ˊ

          shí

          ten

    • 匕
      ㄅㄧ ˇ

      bǐ

      spoon

Make characters memorable

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

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A ten year old spoon is old
by connor0604

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