Chinese Character Course : A Complete System

Free Member Resources
Hanzi Wallchart 1500 Most Common Characters Poster (SIMPLIFIED)
Hanzi WallChart 1500 Most Common Characters Poster (TRADITIONAL)
1500 Most Common Chinese Characters List + PDFs + Anki Decks
HSK Common Words Lists
Radical Poster PDF
Common Words from Common Characters eBook + Video Pronunciations (PDF)
Pinyin & Pronunciation Course
Chinese Language Resource List
7 Common Pronunciation Mistakes eBook (PDF)
Teaching in China eBook (PDF)
How to Learn Chinese eBook (PDF)
Speak Chinese Today eBook (PDF)
Chinese Language Learning Pack
Chinese Language Learning Pack
First Week in Chinese
First Week in Chinese Day 1: Greetings
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!
Frequently Added Questions
6 Topics
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
Levels of Chinese
Companion Article (Optional)
Structure of Knowledge Section
Strokes and Stroke Order
10 Topics
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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)
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How to Learn Sound-Meaning Components

Chinese Character Course : A Complete System Characters II: Sound-Meaning Characters How to Learn Sound-Meaning Components
Resources

Downloadable PDF Character Checklist
Hanzicraft’s Phonetic Sets A complete list of sound components
Skritter 101 Start to add this in if comfortable with Radical list
Pleco Dictionary

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