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Making Chinese characters memorable

需

ㄒㄩ

xū

need
See how characters are made

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

  • 需
    ㄒㄩ

    xū

    need

    • 雨
      ㄩ ˇ

      yǔ

      rain

    • 而
      ㄦ ˊ

      ér

      and

Make characters memorable

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

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When your beard (而) can feel the rain (雨), it needs a cut !
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