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Making Chinese characters memorable

ㄕㄡ ˋ

shòu

beast
See how characters are made

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

  • ㄕㄡ ˋ

    shòu

    beast

    • ㄅㄚ

      eight

    • ?

      • ㄊㄧㄢ ˊ

        tián

        field

      • 𠮛

        • one

        • ㄎㄡ ˇ

          kǒu

          opening

Make characters memorable

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

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There was one opening in the field and eight beasts surrounding us
by Strawberry

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