Chinese Character Course : A Complete System Current Status Not Enrolled Price $197 Get Started Take this Course Welcome to our Chinese Character Course Course Content Expand All Free Member Resources Hanzi Wallchart 1500 Most Common Characters Poster (SIMPLIFIED) Sample Lesson Hanzi WallChart 1500 Most Common Characters Poster (TRADITIONAL) Sample Lesson 1500 Most Common Chinese Characters List + PDFs + Anki Decks Sample Lesson HSK Common Words Lists Sample Lesson Radical Poster PDF Sample Lesson Common Words from Common Characters eBook + Video Pronunciations (PDF) Sample Lesson Pinyin & Pronunciation Course Sample Lesson Chinese Language Resource List Sample Lesson 7 Common Pronunciation Mistakes eBook (PDF) Sample Lesson Teaching in China eBook (PDF) Sample Lesson How to Learn Chinese eBook (PDF) Sample Lesson Speak Chinese Today eBook (PDF) Sample Lesson Chinese Language Learning Pack Chinese Language Learning Pack First Week in Chinese First Week in Chinese Day 1: Greetings Sample Lesson First Week in Chinese Day 2: How you doing? First Week in Chinese Day 3: I’m well, and you? First Week in Chinese Day 4: My name is… First Week in Chinese Day 5: Nationality Chinese Character Course Welcome! Sample Lesson Frequently Added Questions 6 Topics Expand Lesson Content 0% Complete 0/6 Steps Do I need to learn Chinese characters? Can’t I just rely on Pinyin? Do I need to Learn to Handwrite the Characters? Should I Learn Traditional or Simplified Characters? How many Characters do I need to Know? How Long will it Take to Learn the Characters? Knowledge Section: Introduction 3 Topics Expand Lesson Content 0% Complete 0/3 Steps Levels of Chinese Companion Article (Optional) Structure of Knowledge Section Strokes and Stroke Order 10 Topics Expand Lesson Content 0% Complete 0/10 Steps Strokes and Stroke Order Rules The Different Strokes Stroke Order Rules Why do we Need to Learn the Strokes? How NOT to Learn the Strokes How to Learn the Strokes First Assignment Downloading and Installing Skritter Assignment Checklist Don’t Want to Use Skritter? Components 10 Topics Expand Lesson Content 0% Complete 0/10 Steps Components in the Levels of Chinese Components of 好 All Characters are made of Components There are Only ~200 Components Radicals vs. Components Traditional vs. Simplified Components List of Components + Other Learning Resources Introducing Mnemonics Mnemonic Resources Component Assignment Checklist Characters I: Character Types 8 Topics Expand Lesson Content 0% Complete 0/8 Steps Good News! Types of Characters Type 1: Pictographs Pictograph Evolution Why Pictographs are Inefficient Type 2: Ideograms Type 3: Compound Pictographs/Ideograms Limitations of First Three Types Characters II: Sound-Meaning Characters 9 Topics Sample Lesson Expand Lesson Content 0% Complete 0/9 Steps Unraveling that awful name! Why are Sound-Meaning Characters Important? Meaning Component Example Another Example Sound Component Sound Component Examples Back to 火 Examples Personal Example How to Learn Sound-Meaning Components Characters III: Character Structure 7 Topics Expand Lesson Content 0% Complete 0/7 Steps The Basic Square Structure of Characters Left Right Structure Left, Right, Middle Structure Top Bottom Structure Surrounds Semi-Surrounds Answering our Original Question Words 5 Topics Expand Lesson Content 0% Complete 0/5 Steps Words in the Levels of Chinese 2 Character Words Why we Have to Use 2 Characters How We’ll Deal with Words Words Homework Assignment System Section: Introduction Processing – How to Learn Characters 16 Topics Expand Lesson Content 0% Complete 0/16 Steps Processing within the System How do we “learn” a Character? Breaking down Characters Using the Levels of Chinese First Mnemonic What Makes a Good Mnemonic? Pronunciation Mnemonics Tone Mnemonics Do we Need to Use All of these Strategies? Objections to Mnemonics “Correct” Mnemonics Word Processing Character Processing Checklist Word Processing Checklist Additional Mnemonic Resources Processing Conclusion Review – How to Remember Characters 18 Topics Expand Lesson Content 0% Complete 0/18 Steps Review within the System Learning vs. Review What is SRS? What SRS is NOT Options for SRS Pleco Basic Setup How to Quick Add Flashcard Module How to Review Best Practices Microhabits Daily Habit through Community Continuously Wrong? Handwriting Dealing with a Backlog Review Setup Checklist Advanced Warning Review Conclusion Input – What to Learn 10 Topics Expand Lesson Content 0% Complete 0/10 Steps The Importance of Input Default Input Frequency Lists Personal Lists How to Fill your Personal List How to Manage Input Lists How Much to Process Order of Learning Frequency Lists for You Input Setup Checklist Usage – Closing the Loop 8 Topics Expand Lesson Content 0% Complete 0/8 Steps Usage Within the System Resistance Words of the Week Sentence Writing Capturing Sentences Use Sentences Closing the Loop Usage Assignment Checklist Review of the System Words (Extended)