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Split hanzi into parts, remember by story
Split hanzi into parts, remember by story
Character breakdown (拆字) splits a Chinese character into smaller parts – radicals and simple characters – and links their meanings into a short story you won’t forget. Every character below comes with its formula, component meanings, pinyin and a mnemonic.
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It is a way of splitting a character into the radicals and simple characters that form it, then using their meanings to understand and remember the whole character.
Yes. Instead of memorising strokes one by one, you remember a few familiar parts plus a short story, which makes even complex characters stick.
It helps to know the common radicals first, since most components are radicals. Each component here links to its radical page.
