Today, I learned about a really interesting #GoogleSheets addon for #Mandarin and #Cantonese. It is called Mandarin Cantonese Tools, and it will convert #ChineseCharacters into either #Pinyin or #Jyutping. This could be incredibly useful for learners of Canto or Mandarin #langtwt
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Today I think I finally came up with a way really remember how to write the #ChineseCharacter 立 [li4] which means to stand. It's also used as a component in some other characters such as 章 [zhang1] and 童 [tong2].
I can recognize it, but previously would often forget how to write it. The original character from thousands of years ago looks like a man standing. But the current current form of the character is harder for me to visualize. So I came up with a story: it's a man's head, him stretching his arms out, his torso, and him doing the full splits which is his strange way of standing. It's not etymologically accurate, but it's a #mnemonic that works for me. I think using #mnemonics is a much more efficient way to #memorize characters than rote #memorization #memory #Chinese #ChineseCharacters #Mandarin #LearnChinese #etymology #ChineseEtymology #langtwt #language #languages
他 [ta1] = he / him. It is composed of a person (亻), the meaning part, next to a character, 也, which used to mean snake, the phonetic part.
他叫麦克 = His name is Mike or he is called Mike #ChineseCharacters #LearnChinese #Mandarin #Chinese #langtwt #ChineseWordOfTheDay
你 [ni3] = You. It is composed of a person (亻) next to the character (尔). An extremely common way to say hello is 你好 [ni3 hao3]. #Chinese #ChineseCharacters #LearnChinese #Mandarin #Chinese #langtwt #ChineseWordOfTheDay #ChineseCharOfTheDay
我 [wo3] = I/me. It is composed of a hand (手) next to a weapon (戈). You can think of a #mnemonic like you are in #AncientChina but it is dangerous so you imagine "I" as a hand with a weapon. 我喜歡喝紅茶 = I like to drink black tea. #Chinese #ChineseCharacters #LearnChinese #Mandarin
We've decided to teach at least one #ChineseCharacter almost every day in the future. We hope you enjoy going forward. #Chinese #LearnChinese #ChineseCharacters #Mandarin