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Making Chinese characters memorable

ㄩㄢ ˊ

yuán

former
See how characters are made

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

  • ㄩㄢ ˊ

    yuán

    former

    • ㄔㄤ ˇ

      chǎng

      factory

    • 𤽄

      • ㄅㄞ ˊ

        bái

        white

      • ㄒㄧㄠ ˇ

        xiǎo

        small

Make characters memorable

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

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*Charlie*, like [you, en]joyed a good deal. In <former> days, one of his <ORIGINAL> cars was a SMALL WHITE Sentra - used, not <FACTORY> new.
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