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Making Chinese characters memorable

蕉

ㄐㄧㄠ

jiāo

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

  • 蕉
    ㄐㄧㄠ

    jiāo

    banana

    • 艹
      ㄘㄠ ˙

      cao

      grass

    • 焦
      ㄐㄧㄠ

      jiāo

      burnt

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

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A banana cannot grow in burnt grass
by ljohnson48

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