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Making Chinese characters memorable

昔

ㄒㄧ

xī

formerly
See how characters are made

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

  • 昔
    ㄒㄧ

    xī

    formerly

    • 龷

      • 艹
        ㄘㄠ ˙

        cao

        grass

      • 一
        ㄧ

        yī

        one

    • 日
      ㄖ ˋ

      rì

      sun

Make characters memorable

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

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formerly medicine grass was dried under the sun
by Alex

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