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Making Chinese characters memorable

左

ㄗㄨㄛ ˇ

zuǒ

left-
See how characters are made

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

  • 左
    ㄗㄨㄛ ˇ

    zuǒ

    left-

    • 𠂇

      left hand

    • 工
      ㄍㄨㄥ

      gōng

      work

Make characters memorable

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

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Fingers of the left hand doing work.
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