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Making Chinese characters memorable

灾

ㄗㄞ

zāi

disaster
See how characters are made

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

  • 灾
    ㄗㄞ

    zāi

    disaster

    • 宀
      ㄇㄧㄢ ˊ

      mián

      roof

    • 火
      ㄏㄨㄛ ˇ

      huǒ

      fire

Make characters memorable

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

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Fire under the roof.
by asabhya

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