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Making Chinese characters memorable

骂

ㄇㄚ ˋ

mà

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

  • 骂
    ㄇㄚ ˋ

    mà

    scold

    • 吅
      ㄒㄩㄢ

      xuān

      • 口
        ㄎㄡ ˇ

        kǒu

        opening

    • 马
      ㄇㄚ ˇ

      mǎ

      horse

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

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there are two mouths, so two people are scolding the horse for not winning the race
by wenhailin

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