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Making Chinese characters memorable

炭

ㄊㄢ ˋ

tàn

charcoal
See how characters are made

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

  • 炭
    ㄊㄢ ˋ

    tàn

    charcoal

    • 山
      ㄕㄢ

      shān

      mountain

    • 灰
      ㄏㄨㄟ

      huī

      ashes

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

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ashes under a forested mountain - this would create WOOD charcoal
by wenhailin

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