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Look, understand and remember!

Look, understand and remember!

Chinese characters can be broken up into visual parts. Each of these parts has a meaning and is fun to remember! Look at the example pictured here: “meeting” consists of the parts “two”, “people” and “private”. Doesn't that make sense?
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The basis: Picture Chinese ABC

The basis: Picture Chinese ABC

About 600 distinct historical "root parts" of today's Chinese characters exist. Most of them are used in only a few characters.
Learn more about this “Chinese ABC” on picturechinese-abc.com!

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