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Making Chinese characters memorable

ㄒㄧㄢ

xiān

immortal
See how characters are made

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

  • ㄒㄧㄢ

    xiān

    immortal

    • ㄖㄣ ˊ

      rén

      person

    • ㄕㄢ

      shān

      mountain

Make characters memorable

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

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A person as strong as a mountain will be immortal
by Marcus2611

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