Comments on: Learning simplified and traditional Chinese

By: How to not teach Chinese characters to beginners: A 12-step approach | Hacking Chinese

Mon, 06 Oct 2025 17:51:58 +0000

[…] Actually, almost like two different languages. Don’t mention that learning the other set is in fact very easy once they’ve learnt the f… […]

By: How to learn Zhuyin (Bopomofo) in two hours | Hacking Chinese

How to learn Zhuyin (Bopomofo) in two hours | Hacking Chinese — Mon, 28 Oct 2024 12:48:58 +0000

[…] After my first year of learning Chinese at university in Sweden, I received a scholarship to study in Taiwan, which meant I needed to learn both Zhuyin (Bopomofo) and traditional characters. Both turned out to be easier than I expected, but this article is about learning Zhuyin. I have already written about simplified and traditional characters here. […]

By: The building blocks of Chinese: Characters, components, radicals | Hacking Chinese

Wed, 10 Jan 2024 07:09:17 +0000

[…] most of you probably know, there are two sets of characters in use today: simplified and traditional Chinese. The former is, as the name implies, part of an effort to make Chinese characters easier by […]

By: Student Q&A, December 2023: How many words to learn, if it's good to learn radicals, and whether to learn simplified or traditional characters | Hacking Chinese | Hacking Chinese

Mon, 04 Dec 2023 11:42:35 +0000

[…] Learning simplified and traditional Chinese […]

By: How to learn Chinese characters: My best advice | Hacking Chinese

How to learn Chinese characters: My best advice | Hacking Chinese — Mon, 23 Oct 2023 12:21:26 +0000

[…] Learning simplified and traditional Chinese – Contrary to what you might have heard, the differences between simplified and traditional Chinese are not that big. Which set you start with depends largely on practical considerations: most people learn simplified, but learn traditional if you have special interest in Taiwan or Hong Kong. Learning both sets is not hard once you’ve learnt one of them. […]

By: Skritter Review: Boosting your Chinese character learning | Hacking Chinese

Skritter Review: Boosting your Chinese character learning | Hacking Chinese — Sun, 28 May 2023 08:52:49 +0000

[…] I started out with simplified characters but switched to traditional characters after about a year of full-time studying when I moved to Taiwan. I’m used to traditional characters being neglected or even omitted from learning tools and resources. If you’re not sure what the difference between simplified and traditional Chinese is, and which one you should learn, then I suggest you read this article: Learning simplified and traditional Chinese. […]

By: Learning Chinese by playing Mahjong 麻將 (májiàng) | Hacking Chinese

Learning Chinese by playing Mahjong 麻將 (májiàng) | Hacking Chinese — Sun, 01 Jan 2023 15:42:38 +0000

[…] characters for the name of the game, 麻将, which would be 麻將 in traditional Chinese (read more about simplified and traditional characters here). In the word lists below, I will include both simplified and traditional so you can use the set […]

By: The 100 most common Chinese radicals will kickstart your learning! | Hacking Chinese

Sat, 31 Dec 2022 10:29:03 +0000

[…] Chinese radicals (the first character is simplified Chinese, the second is traditional Chinese; learn more here if you’re not sure what this […]

By: 101 questions and answers about how to learn Chinese - Hacking Chinese

101 questions and answers about how to learn Chinese - Hacking Chinese — Wed, 19 Oct 2022 07:58:36 +0000

[…] I learn simplified or traditional characters?You will eventually learn both, which is much easier than you might think. Starting out, I recommend going with simplified characters unless you have a special interest in […]

By: Marvin Agustin

Marvin Agustin — Fri, 01 Jul 2022 12:15:36 +0000

Thank you for sharing this.