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Making Chinese characters memorable

祖

ㄗㄨ ˇ

zǔ

ancestor
See how characters are made

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

  • 祖
    ㄗㄨ ˇ

    zǔ

    ancestor

    • 礻
      ㄕ ˋ

      shì

      sign

    • 且
      ㄑㄧㄝ ˇ

      qiě

      moreover

Make characters memorable

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

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An ancestor will give you a SIGN that's MOREOVER
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