ShaoLan: Learn to read Chinese ... with ease!

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For foreigners, learning to speak Chinese is a hard task. But learning to read the beautiful, often complex characters of the Chinese written language may be less difficult. ShaoLan walks through a simple lesson in recognizing the ideas behind the characters and their meaning -- building from a few simple forms to more complex concepts. Call it Chineasy.TEDTalks is a daily video podcast of the best talks and performances from the TED Conference, where the world's leading thinkers and doers give the talk of their lives in 18 minutes (or less). Look for talks on Technology, Entertainment and Design -- plus science, business, global issues, the arts and much more.Find closed captions and translated subtitles in many languages at http://www.ted.com/translateFollow TED news on Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/tednewsLike TED on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TEDSubscribe to...
mxxconsays...

These symbols make sense only after they are explained to you. I don't think you can actually "figure out" what's written based on the provided knowledge.

oritteroposays...

The idea is that knowing the radicals and how the words relate to each other helps learning and makes it easier to remember, check out the BBC new article above. Also, we are generally good at remembering stories, so the stories help too.

mxxconsaid:

These symbols make sense only after they are explained to you. I don't think you can actually "figure out" what's written based on the provided knowledge.

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