{"id":176594701,"date":"2019-08-28T13:09:42","date_gmt":"2019-08-28T20:09:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.lingq.com\/blog-new\/?p=176594701"},"modified":"2026-05-13T13:37:12","modified_gmt":"2026-05-13T20:37:12","slug":"chinese-characters","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.lingq.com\/blog\/chinese-characters\/","title":{"rendered":"5 Ways to Learn Chinese Characters Effectively"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Trying to learn Chinese characters but feel lost?<\/p>\n<p>In this post, I&#8217;ll go over 5 ways to help you learn Chinese characters effectively so you can interact with the language more.<\/p>\n<p>But before I talk about that&#8230;let me quickly go over why Chinese characters are so dang hard!<\/p>\n<p>Unlike the English alphabet, Chinese characters are made up of radicals (a graphical component of a Chinese character under which the character is traditionally listed in a Chinese dictionary, <a href=\"https:\/\/g.co\/kgs\/V8JYML\">source<\/a>). For beginners, Chinese characters can be very difficult to recognize since many of them look identical to one another. Plus, there are literally tens of thousands of them!<\/p>\n<p>Ready to give up? DON&#8217;T.<\/p>\n<p>The (somewhat) good news is 1000 Chinese characters is enough to be intermediate (where 1500-2000 is what most native speakers know). Also, if children can learn them in school&#8230;so can you!<\/p>\n<p>Going back to my original topic, here&#8217;s 5 methods I recommend to help you learn Chinese characters.<\/p>\n<h2>Read, read, and read<\/h2>\n<p>This is the best way, in my opinion.<\/p>\n<p>Of course, you&#8217;ll still need a small base of characters to start, which you can easily learn by going through LingQ&#8217;s mini stories. The stories contain the most common phrases and grammar. The best part about reading Chinese on LingQ is that you can instantly look up and save your new words, building your vocabulary faster than if you were to use a separate dictionary and look up a character.<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-176594703\" src=\"https:\/\/www.lingq.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/Screenshot_20190828-123847.png\" alt=\"Learning Chinese characters on the LingQ mobile app\" width=\"237\" height=\"497\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.lingq.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/Screenshot_20190828-123847.png 334w, https:\/\/www.lingq.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/Screenshot_20190828-123847-143x300.png 143w, https:\/\/www.lingq.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/Screenshot_20190828-123847-300x629.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 237px) 100vw, 237px\" \/><br \/>\nThe more you read and encounter the character in <strong>meaningful context<\/strong>, the easier it is to remember. Besides the mini stories, read things you&#8217;re interested in. Of course, you&#8217;re limited to what you can read in the early stages, but with a bit of Googling, something is sure to come up. I recommend children stories to start off and as you get more comfortable, you can begin to venture into the massive amount of content Chinese has to offer.<\/p>\n<p>Another reason why learning characters in context is helpful is because sometimes the same Chinese character has a different meaning depending on the context. For instance, the character \u201c\u8d70\u201d could mean walk or leave. Reading a lot will help you to learn the versatility of Chinese characters.<\/p>\n<h3><a href=\"https:\/\/www.lingq.com\/en\/learn-chinese-online\/?utm_source=LingQ Blog&amp;utm_medium=banner&amp;utm_campaign=blogpost&amp;utm_content=5WaystoLearnChineseCharactersEffectively\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-176597787 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.lingq.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/lingq-girl.png\" alt=\"Learn Chinese online at LingQ\" width=\"700\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.lingq.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/lingq-girl.png 700w, https:\/\/www.lingq.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/lingq-girl-300x129.png 300w, https:\/\/www.lingq.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/lingq-girl-600x257.png 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><\/a><\/h3>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2>Learning radicals<\/h2>\n<p>As I mentioned earlier, Chinese characters are made up of radicals.<\/p>\n<p>For instance, the character \u201c\u5207\u201c, means \u201ccut\u201d and is made up of two radicals. The first radical is \u201c\u4e03\u201d which is pronounced as \u201cq\u012b\u201d, which is how you pronounce &#8220;\u5207&#8221;. Whereas the second radical is a knife radical \u201c\u5200\u201d, which suggests the character\u2019s meaning. Combine these and you&#8217;ll know both the meaning and the pronunciation of the word.<\/p>\n<p>Learning radicals individually can be helpful for some but if you find it too tedious, then you can skip this method.<\/p>\n<h2>Spaced Repetition System<\/h2>\n<p>SRS, spaced repetition system, is a language learning method that allows you to input Chinese characters, words, or sentences in, let&#8217;s say an app, in order to periodically test yourself.<\/p>\n<p>Unlike flashcards, SRS is automated by computer algorithms that tell you when you should review a certain card, which is dependent on how many times you get the answer correct. For example, you will see cards you get wrong more frequently than ones you get right.<\/p>\n<p>Pro-tip, LingQ has built in SRS functionality that allows you to review words in an Anki-like fashion. Plus, you can also export all the words you&#8217;ve saved in LingQ to Anki!<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-176594704 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.lingq.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/Capture-4.png\" alt=\"LingQ\" width=\"773\" height=\"420\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.lingq.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/Capture-4.png 883w, https:\/\/www.lingq.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/Capture-4-300x163.png 300w, https:\/\/www.lingq.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/Capture-4-768x417.png 768w, https:\/\/www.lingq.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/Capture-4-600x325.png 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 773px) 100vw, 773px\" \/><\/p>\n<h2><\/h2>\n<h2>Flashcards<\/h2>\n<p>Hand-made Flashcards are always helpful. Writing down Chinese characters is another solid way to help you a) remember them and b) distinguish the subtle differences between ones that look-a-like.<\/p>\n<p>If you also want to learn how to write in Chinese, hand-made flashcards are the way to go!<\/p>\n<h2>Rinse and repeat<\/h2>\n<p>While this isn&#8217;t technically a different way to learn Chinese characters efficiently, it&#8217;s essential to practice every day. Whether that&#8217;s reading, creating flashcards, remembering radicals, and so on. Creating a habit out of your Chinese studies will help you pick up the language faster and prevent any stoppages.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/youtube.com\/playlist?list=PLn7iYKq-G3PIrFBozQb7yLzicNGfITO8N\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-176600274 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/www.lingq.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Chinese_Blog-Banner-1-1024x288.jpg\" alt=\"Learn Chinese with the LingQ podcast\" width=\"870\" height=\"245\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.lingq.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Chinese_Blog-Banner-1-1024x288.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.lingq.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Chinese_Blog-Banner-1-300x84.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.lingq.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Chinese_Blog-Banner-1-768x216.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.lingq.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Chinese_Blog-Banner-1-600x169.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.lingq.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Chinese_Blog-Banner-1.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 870px) 100vw, 870px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h2>Learn Chinese Faster Using LingQ<\/h2>\n<p>Immersing yourself in Chinese doesn\u2019t require you to travel abroad or sign up for an expensive language program.<\/p>\n<p>However, it can be a bit tiresome to find interesting content, go back and forth between sites, use different dictionaries to look up words, and so on.<\/p>\n<p>Thank goodness for LingQ! Start today and find out <a href=\"https:\/\/www.lingq.com\/en\/learn-chinese-online\/\">how to learn Chinese<\/a> online!<\/p>\n<p>You can import videos, podcasts, and much more and turn them into interactive lessons.<\/p>\n<p>Keep all your favourite Chinese content in one place, easily look up new words, save vocabulary, and review. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.lingq.com\/blog\/2017\/05\/25\/complete-guide-importing-lingq\/\">Check out our guide to importing content into LingQ<\/a> for more information.<\/p>\n<p>LingQ is available on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.lingq.com\/en\/learn-chinese-online\/\">web<\/a> as well as <a href=\"https:\/\/play.google.com\/store\/apps\/details?id=com.linguist&amp;hl=en_CA\">Android<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/itunes.apple.com\/us\/app\/lingq-learn-25-languages\/id379385811?mt=8\">iOS<\/a>. Gain access to thousands of hours of audio and transcripts and begin your journey to fluency today.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Enjoyed this post? Check out polyglot and LingQ cofounder Steve Kaufmann&#8217;s blog post for some tips on<\/span> <a href=\"https:\/\/blog.thelinguist.com\/how-to-learn-chinese\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">how to learn Chinese<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">!\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>***<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>Annie Law grew up in Hong Kong and is fluent in Cantonese and Mandarin. She\u2019s a reporter from 9-5 and a foodie 24\/7 who\u2019s proud to call 604 home.<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Trying to learn Chinese characters but feel lost? 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