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Making Chinese characters memorable

斩

ㄓㄢ ˇ

zhǎn

to behead
See how characters are made

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

  • 斩
    ㄓㄢ ˇ

    zhǎn

    to behead

    • 车
      ㄔㄜ

      chē

      vehicle

    • 斤
      ㄐㄧㄣ

      jīn

      pound

Make characters memorable

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

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