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The Cave Radical 穴: Overview, Mnemonics, and Vocabulary

Hey, Pandanese universe! How are you doing with your Chinese learning?  Have you been improving since this radical series began? We hope you are! Your satisfaction is our motivation to keep pulling out a radical article every week. Today, Pandanese brings you another article in the radical series. Our main character today is the radical …

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The Lid Radical 亠 : Overview, Mnemonics, and Vocabulary

It’s great to have you guys back to the Pandanese blog series on radicals! Radicals are the main components of a Chinese character (Hanzi). Therefore, learning radicals helps you broaden your Hanzi understanding and increase your Chinese vocabulary. In this article, we’ll introduce you to the lid radical 亠, how to learn it with fun …

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The Cliff Radical 厂: Overview, Mnemonics, and Vocabulary

Another article on the radical series is here for you!  Are you the kind of person who enjoys hiking, trekking, or rock climbing? If yes, China is a good destination for your consideration. Even luckier, mid-February to April is the shoulder season that is suitable for travelers to visit China.  Before packing your suitcase and …

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How to Learn Hanzi: Quick-Start Guide for Beginners

There are 26 letters in the English alphabet, 27 letters in Spanish, and 74 letters in Khmer used in Cambodia— the world’s largest alphabet.  Unlike these languages, Chinese does not have an alphabet! However, it does have a unique writing system that consists of roughly 50,000 characters (Hanzi). Each character represents one syllable of spoken …

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How to Read in Chinese

The word read in Chinese is 读 (dú) or 阅读 (yuèdú). However, most of us would like to know how to read Chinese and not rely on the dictionary. We can always look up a single word in the dictionary. But when it comes to reading paragraphs and sentences, using the dictionary will take too …

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