Can't remember Chinese characters?
Here's the answer:
Learn Chinese characters exactly how native Chinese speakers learn characters: listen and understand the input first, imitate and speak later, and then read and recognize characters, eventually practice writing characters.
NEVER LEARN THE PRONUNCIATION, MEANINGS, AND CHARACTERS AT THE SAME TIME!
NEVER MEMORIZE A CHARACTER BY "COPYING" IT 20 TIMES!
What should you do to learn characters the correct way?
1. watch this (self-proclaimed) badass video: https://youtu.be/MslIqEdJOks
2. use the radical dictionary below to analyze characters
3. draw your own character cards
4. read interesting articles, novels, magazine or watch fun tv show and videos with Chinese subtitles
( Instagram: han_characters)
Chinese Radical Dictionary1 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