![]() ![]() That means caring about their origin and history. Instead, we should try to get the characters “right”. In the long run though, we shouldn’t stick with random images and stories. Obsessed with the origin and history of Chinese characters Yes, Chineasy’s approach is quite random at large and disregards the composition and history of the character, but applying some form of visual mnemonics is much more effective than blindly memorizing meaning and stroke order, especially when you’ve just started out. It all boils down to this: Chinese characters have to make sense when you learn them. Associating a certain image with a character or its individual components makes memorizing Hanzi less of a struggle. That being said, the visual approach exemplified by Chineasy can be useful. It reaches its limits pretty soon though. It’s not a system, it’s rather a learning technique put into practice. Chineasy overreaches when it calls itself a “learning method” or “system”.Especially for beginners, it’s much less confusing to stick with either simplified or traditional characters. Chineasy mixes traditional and simplified characters for convenience.These characters don’t necessarily match the most frequently used characters which is unpractical for learners.Pictographs are easy to explain (my teachers have been guilty of this kind of cherry-picking too), but unfortunately they only make up around 5% of all characters. Chineasy teaches all characters as if they were pictographs.Reading above your level: Game of Thrones in Chinese.HSK 6 Chinese Graded reader review: The New Housekeeper.HSK 6 Chinese graded reader review: The Art of War.Pleco’s graded reader: Journey to the West.Top 10 Chinese songs for Mandarin beginners.Understanding China and Mandarin with 7 Chinese film classics.Chinese dreams (2019): must-watch China doc.New show: Granny knows best 奶奶最懂得 (2019, TV series).Still unbeaten: Journey to the West (1986, TV series). ![]()
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