Comments on: How to make Chinese easier by using mnemonics and memory techniques

By: Remembering is a skill you can learn | Hacking Chinese

Remembering is a skill you can learn | Hacking Chinese — Wed, 18 Mar 2026 01:05:07 +0000

[…] Check the next article in this series for more details about how to do this in practice: How to make Chinese easier by using mnemonics and memory techniques. […]

By: Dealing with tricky vocabulary: Killing leeches | Hacking Chinese

Dealing with tricky vocabulary: Killing leeches | Hacking Chinese — Mon, 15 Dec 2025 04:43:40 +0000

[…] mnemonics: If you’re using mnemonics to learn characters, it could be that you’re not doing it right, or at least that this particular mnemonic […]

By: Chinese characters with the same components in different places | Hacking Chinese

Tue, 30 Sep 2025 04:24:09 +0000

[…] mnemonics, if not for all characters, then at least those you struggle with. These are clever memory techniques that rely on how we remember things to create memorable associati…, such as between components in a compound […]

By: Will reading or listening to Hacking Chinese help you learn Mandarin? | Hacking Chinese

Fri, 14 Mar 2025 23:28:45 +0000

[…] is faster than learning how characters work, analysing the components of each character and linking them together in memorable ways, at least if you have a dictation test […]

By: The building blocks of Chinese: Learning and words really fast | Hacking Chinese

Wed, 10 Jan 2024 07:15:26 +0000

[…] From a memory perspective, this is also an easy category because the words here easily lend themselves to mnemonics. It’s not hard to come up with concrete images for words that are used on their own, or it’s at least easier than doing it for characters that have no independent meaning or have purely grammatical functions. I wrote more about how to combine concrete images for easy memorisation here: […]

By: The building blocks of Chinese: Memorising characters faster | Hacking Chinese

Wed, 10 Jan 2024 07:11:09 +0000

[…] Using memory aids and mnemonics to make Chinese easier […]

By: Are mnemonics too slow for Chinese learners? | Hacking Chinese | Hacking Chinese

Thu, 06 Jul 2023 06:52:19 +0000

[…] of how to create powerful mnemonics in this article, since I have already done so elsewhere (see Using memory aids and mnemonics to make Chinese easier), but to put it briefly, memorable mnemonics are often exaggerated or bizarre, making use of as […]

By: Diversified learning is smart learning | Hacking Chinese

Diversified learning is smart learning | Hacking Chinese — Thu, 15 Jun 2023 10:53:50 +0000

[…] (like 模, 摸, 寞, 幕, 慕, 墓, 暮), well then, make a comparison of these characters using what you know about mnemonics and phonetic components. Put this comparison close to some place where you tend to have extra time, […]

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

Skritter Review: Boosting your Chinese character learning | Hacking Chinese — Sun, 28 May 2023 10:56:09 +0000

[…] mnemonics – Using clever memory techniques can boost learning and retention a lot and also makes learning fun. In Skritter, you can either rely on existing mnemonics or add your own. As usual, research suggest […]

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

How to learn Chinese characters: My best advice | Hacking Chinese — Sat, 31 Dec 2022 14:23:46 +0000

[…] Using memory aids and mnemonics to make Chinese easier – There are many techniques available and they can all be used to learn Chinese characters. This includes memory palaces, the loci method, the journey method, and, the method I use most often, simply associating meaningful concepts and images in ways that stand out in a way that makes them easy to remember later. […]