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Making Chinese characters memorable

拧

ㄋㄧㄥ ˊ

níng

stubborn
See how characters are made

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

  • 拧
    ㄋㄧㄥ ˊ

    níng

    stubborn

    • 扌
      ㄕㄡ ˙

      shou

      hand

    • 宁
      ㄋㄧㄥ ˊ

      níng

      rather

Make characters memorable

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

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Your hand is rather stubborn!
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