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Making Chinese characters memorable

刻

ㄎㄜ ˋ

kè

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

  • 刻
    ㄎㄜ ˋ

    kè

    carve

    • 亥
      ㄏㄞ ˋ

      hài

      pig

    • 刂
      ㄉㄠ

      dāo

      knife

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I had to carve the PIG with a KNIFE for Christmas dinner.
by rafiboom

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