{"id":17523,"date":"2023-12-04T10:35:46","date_gmt":"2023-12-04T09:35:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.hackingchinese.com\/?p=17523"},"modified":"2023-12-04T22:51:34","modified_gmt":"2023-12-04T21:51:34","slug":"student-qa-december-2023-how-many-words-to-learn-if-its-good-to-learn-radicals-and-whether-to-start-with-simplified-or-traditional-characters","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.hackingchinese.com\/student-qa-december-2023-how-many-words-to-learn-if-its-good-to-learn-radicals-and-whether-to-start-with-simplified-or-traditional-characters\/","title":{"rendered":"Student Q&#038;A, December 2023: How many words to learn, if it&#8217;s good to learn radicals, and whether to learn simplified or traditional characters"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-17533\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hackingchinese.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/1-300x300.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.hackingchinese.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/1-300x300.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/www.hackingchinese.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/1-1024x1024.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/www.hackingchinese.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/1-150x150.jpeg 150w, https:\/\/www.hackingchinese.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/1-768x768.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/www.hackingchinese.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/1-1536x1536.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/www.hackingchinese.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/1.jpeg 2000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>How many words is reasonable to learn in a day?<\/li>\n<li>Will focusing on radicals make learning characters easier?<\/li>\n<li>And should you learn simplified or traditional characters?<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>This week\u2019s podcast episode (number 174) is a reader and listener Q&amp;A, where I answer three questions sent to me about Chinese vocabulary.<\/p>\n<p><em>Tune in to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hackingchinese.com\/podcast\/\">the Hacking Chinese Podcast<\/a> to listen to the related episode:<\/em><br \/>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/podcasters.spotify.com\/pod\/show\/hackingchinese\/embed\/episodes\/174---Student-QA--December-2023-How-many-words-to-learn--if-its-good-to-learn-radicals--and-whether-to-learn-simplified-or-traditional-characters-e2cod54\" width=\"400px\" height=\"102px\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><br \/>\n<em>Available on <a href=\"https:\/\/podcasts.apple.com\/us\/podcast\/hacking-chinese-podcast\/id1536284827\">Apple Podcasts<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/podcasts?feed=aHR0cHM6Ly9hbmNob3IuZm0vcy8zODhlYjllOC9wb2RjYXN0L3Jzcw==\">Google Podcast<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/overcast.fm\/itunes1536284827\/hacking-chinese-podcast\">Overcast<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/show\/5iCRv1jg3j3yJZGJlYVYaO\">Spotify<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/3mosf6xgIb8\">YouTube<\/a>\u00a0and many other platforms!<\/em><\/p>\n<h3>Links to things mentioned in the introduction<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hackingchinese.com\/chinese-vocabulary-challenge\/\">Chinese vocabulary challenge, December 2023<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/challenges.hackingchinese.com\/\">Hacking Chinese Challenges<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hackingchinese.com\/kickstart-your-learning-with-the-skritter-character-course\/\">Kickstart your learning with the Skritter Character Course<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"jK5lV14r4b\"><p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hackingchinese.com\/chinese-vocabulary-challenge\/\">Chinese vocabulary challenge, December 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" style=\"position: absolute; 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