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We suggest starting from Chinese Character Alphabet, to META Radicals, STEM Characters for Chinese reading preparation, then to learn to read Chinese, in which is an unconventional method akin to the beginning stage of English learning pathway.
STEP 1ï¼CCA æ±ååæ¯è¡¨
Q: What is Chinese Character Alphabet?
A: Chinese Character Alphabet (CCA) is the 6 basic stroke drawings and their transformed drawings.
Below are the 6 Basic Strokes
You can sing it to memorise the 6 Basic Strokes easily
STEP 2ï¼META åæé¨é¦Â
Q: What is META Radicalsï¼
A: META Radicals are a group of selected radicals or components which are composed for the most frequently used Chinese characters.
Q: Total beginners, how many META Radicals should be suggested to learnï¼
A: For easier adopting the written Chinese we believe learning around 30 Meta Radicals will be enough for beginners.
Drillï¼Can you find which CCA strokes made up the META Radicals below?
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Q: What is STEM Chinese Characterï¼
A: STEM Characters are a group of selected basic characters which are the most fundamental Chinese characters. Besides of that, they are also frequently used to compose for the complicated characters.
Q: To engage learning to read Chinese, how many STEM Characters should be suggested to learnï¼
A: To engage learning to read, we suggest the learners should acquire around 50 STEM Characters minimum.
Mustâlearned high frequently used META Radicals and STEM Characters
Compare Radicals and Characters
Conclusionï¼
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When a Radical indicates the meaning it is the same as the meaning a Character brought, their symbols could be very similar while sometimes are very different.
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