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Making Chinese characters memorable

敲

ㄑㄧㄠ

qiāo

knock
See how characters are made

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

  • 敲
    ㄑㄧㄠ

    qiāo

    knock

    • 高
      ㄍㄠ

      gāo

      tall

    • 攴
      ㄆㄨ

      pū

      tap

Make characters memorable

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

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Laura <knock>s on the door. A grou[chy ou]tsized man in a TALL TOP hat opens it and says, "You AGAIN?"
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