Grouping Chinese characters with similar meaningful parts can help when learning to write them. Today, we’ll focus on characters with the 口 (kǒu) radical. The ancient form of 口 resembled…
Writing anything down helps us to remember it better. A quick web search will yield a plethora of websites, software and mobile applications that all promise to significantly improve your…
This week, I have chosen a set of Chinese characters that beginners may easily confuse. In the picture below, you’ll see six pairs of characters. The symbols in the second…
Learning Chinese characters can be challenging due to the complexity and diversity of the symbols. One effective approach is the topic-oriented characters learning method, which focuses on specific themes to make the process…
I started my Chinese writing practice by learning the characters for numbers. The characters representing Chinese numerals from one to nine contain only a few strokes. In fact, “one,” “two,”…
“Teaching should be full of ideas instead of stuffed with facts.” “Ideal teachers are those who use themselves as bridges over which they invite their students to cross.” There are…
A radical in Chinese is a collection of brush strokes that convey a certain meaning. Radicals combine to form characters, and recognizing a particular radical can often hint at the…
At first glance, learning Chinese characters can seem intimidating. And it can be a difficult task, especially if you try to memorize them one by one like many teachers force…
Learning Chinese has many benefits. Millions of people around the world would like to give it a try, but there are so many excuses. Serious studies require serious time investments…