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Making Chinese characters memorable

黑

ㄏㄟ

hēi

black
See how characters are made

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

  • 黑
    ㄏㄟ

    hēi

    black

    • ?

      • ?

        • ?

          • 口
            ㄎㄡ ˇ

            kǒu

            opening

          • 丨
            ㄍㄨㄣ ˇ

            gǔn

            line

        • 丷
          ㄅㄚ

          bā

          eight

      • 土
        ㄊㄨ ˇ

        tǔ

        earth

    • 灬
      ㄅㄧㄠ

      biāo

      fire

Make characters memorable

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

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