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Making Chinese characters memorable

短

ㄉㄨㄢ ˇ

duǎn

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

  • 短
    ㄉㄨㄢ ˇ

    duǎn

    short

    • 矢
      ㄕ ˇ

      shǐ

      arrow

    • 豆
      ㄉㄡ ˋ

      dòu

      bean

Make characters memorable

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If you shoot an arrow at a bean, it will become REALLY short
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