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Making Chinese characters memorable

惜

ㄒㄧ

xī

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

  • 惜
    ㄒㄧ

    xī

    pity

    • 忄
      ㄒㄧㄣ ˙

      xin

      heart

    • 昔
      ㄒㄧ

      xī

      formerly

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

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"[She] was much better off in FORMER times. My HEART aches with <pity> for her," Laura explains.
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