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BEST WAY TO LEARN CHINESE CHARACTERS IN 2025

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Updated: Jan 28

Feeling overwhelmed trying to learn the characters, meanings, and pronunciation all at once?

Does writing the same character 200 times sound boring and unhelpful?

You’re not alone—but there’s a better way!


Decode Chinese Characters the Easy Way

In this video, we’ll show you how to learn Chinese characters the way native speakers do:

  1. Start with Listening: Focus on understanding the sounds of the words first through input.

  2. Imitate and Speak: Practice saying the words when you’re ready to use them in conversation.

  3. Recognize the Characters: Break down the radicals and connect each character to its meaning.

  4. Write or Type for Practice: Reinforce your memory through pinyin and muscle memory.



Chinese Radical Dictionary

1 人 rén person; human

 2 亻 rén person radical  

 3 刀 dāo knife  

 4 刂 dāo knife radical  

 5 力 lì power; strength  

 6 又 yòu right hand; again  

 7 口 kǒu mouth  

 8 囗 wéi enclose  

 9 土 tǔ earth; dirt; soil  

 10 夕 xī sunset  

 11 大 dà big; large  

 12 女 nǚ female  

 13 子 zǐ baby; son; child  

 14 寸 cùn inch  

 15 小 xiǎo small; little  

 16 工 gōng labor; work  

 17 幺 yāo tiny; small  

 18 弓 gōng bow  

 19 心 xīn heart  

 20 忄 xīn heart radical  

 21 戈 gē dagger; axe  

 22 手 shǒu hand  

 23 扌 shǒu hand radical  

 24 日 rì sun; day  

 25 月 yuè moon; month  

 26 木 mù tree; wood  

 27 水 shuǐ water  

 28 氵 shuǐ water radical  

 29 火 huǒ fire  

 30 灬 hǔo fire radical  

 31 田 tián crop; field  

 32 目 mù eye radical  

 33 示 shì show  

 34 礻 shì show radical  

 35 糸 mì silk  

 36 纟 mì silk radical  

 37 耳 ěr ear  

 38 衣 yī clothing  

 39 衤 yī clothing radical  

 40 言 yán speech  

 41 讠 yán speech radical  

 42 贝 bèi cowrie shell  

 43 走 zǒu walk  

 44 足 zú foot  

 45 ⻊ zú foot radical  

 46 金 jīn gold  

 47 钅 jīn gold; metal radical  

 48 门 mén door  

 49 隹 zhuī short-tailed bird  

 50 雨 yǔ rain  

 51 食 shí eat; food  

 52 饣 shí eat; food radical  

 53 马 mǎ horse  


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