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Tips For Learning Chinese Characters
The only effective way to learn Chinese characters is to memorize them, practice writing the Chinese character on paper until you remember it. Start from learning to write the simplest Chinese characters, which also include all the strokes.

Rather than writing one Chinese character many times before writing the next Chinese character, write each Chinese character once or twice then go through the whole list again until you've done the required number of repetitions of writing the Chinese character. This will reinforce the new Chinese characters more firmly in your memory and help you to learn to write Chinese characters more effortlessly.

Reading Chinese newspapers, booklets and books found at your local library or Chinese market can help you to learn to write Chinese as well. Watching movies or TV programs with Chinese subtitles is a great way to learn to speak mandarin Chinese and learn Chinese writing at the same time in a simulated real-life scenario.

You can write down Chinese vocabulary words using index or flash cards on one side with the definition on the other side. Use your imagination by linking the shape of the new Chinese word you want to learn first by glancing to something you are familiar with. Use post-its to write down the Chinese characters and stick them on the objects you want to learn.

After a while, when learning Chinese characters you will notice that many of the Chinese characters have elements in common, either related to meaning or pronunciation. Figure out these common elements and you can use them to help you remember new Chinese characters.

You can also take advantage of free resources online for learning Chinese. If you can memorize about 1,000 - 2,000 characters, you will learn to read and write mandarin Chinese much quicker. You can learn to speak Chinese online in little or no time by following the above tips for learning Chinese.
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