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Making Chinese characters memorable

垃

ㄌㄚ

lā

garbage
See how characters are made

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

  • 垃
    ㄌㄚ

    lā

    garbage

    • 土
      ㄊㄨ ˇ

      tǔ

      earth

    • 立
      ㄌㄧ ˋ

      lì

      stand

Make characters memorable

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

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I see luggage standing over on the earthen garbage pile
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