top of page
Writer's pictureUnconventional Chinese

BEST WAY TO LEARN CHINESE CHARACTERS IN 2025

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  


144 views0 comments

Recent Posts

See All

Comments


bottom of page