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Understanding Chinese Characters

A channel dedicated to the history, beauty and complexity of Chinese Characters. Learn Chinese characters by understanding what elements they are made up of and how these elements changed in time through short khanacademy-style lectures. Remember characters easier through natural mnemonics that are in the characters and learn entire character series that are linked together phonetically through a single phonetic element. Hope you enjoy the videos.

About the author:

My name is Vladimir, I am a graduate of International relations and Chinese studies and a free-time Chinese character history and etymology researcher. I got inspired by Salman Khan's youtube lectures and wanted to create similar content on my own.

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Learn to read Chinese by reading Manga - Part 10

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Learn to read Chinese by reading Manga - Part 9

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Learn to read Chinese by reading Manga - Part 8

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Learn to read Chinese by reading Manga - Part 7

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Learn to read Chinese by reading Manga - Part 6

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Learn to read Chinese by reading Manga - Part 5

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Learn to read Chinese by reading Manga - Part 4

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Learn to read Chinese by reading Manga - Part 3.

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Learn to read Chinese by reading Manga - Part 2.

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Learn to read Chinese by reading Death Note - Introductory video

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Understanding Chinese Characters | 其 Phonetic series

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Understanding Chinese Characters | 莫 Phonetic series

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Chinese character etymology | Understanding the 辡 phonetic series

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Popular Chinese Characters - Heart, mind, soul 心

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Popular Chinese Characters - Person 人

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Popular Chinese Characters - Strength, force 力

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Popular Chinese Characters - Friend 友

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Experimental Mandarin Chinese Lesson 3 | No Characters, No tones

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Experimental Mandarin Chinese Lesson 2 | No Characters, No tones

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Experimental Mandarin Chinese Lesson 1 - No Characters, No tones

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How to write the Chinese character 金 "gold, metal"

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How to write the Chinese character 重 "heavy"

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Understanding Chinese Characters － The 安 phonetic series

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Help me choose a cover for my book about Chinese Characters

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10 most complicated frequent Chinese characters

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Understanding Chinese Characters - 扁 bian3 phonetic series

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Understanding Chinese characters - 果 guo3 phonetic series

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Chinese basics - Pinyin explained (initials)

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Understanding Chinese Characters - 中 zhong1 character series

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20 most frequent Phono-semantic compound characters

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20 most frequent Chinese character radicals (Simplified character version)

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20 most frequent Chinese character radicals (Traditional character version)

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Understanding Chinese Characters - 主 zhu3 character series

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Understanding Chinese Characters - 半 character series

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Understanding Chinese Characters - 專 zhuan1 'special' character phonetic series

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Understanding Chinese Characters - 昔 character series

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How to write Chinese characters - 前 qian2 'before (time and space), in front'

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Traditional Vs. Simplified Chinese characters - 50 most frequent differing characters

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How to write Chinese characters - 意 yi4 'meaning, intention'

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How to write Chinese characters - 之 zhi1 'gramm. particle'

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How to write Mulan 花木蘭 in Chinese

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How to write Chinese characters - 問/问 wen4 'to ask'

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How to write Chinese characters - 和 he2/han4 'and; peace'; huo 'mild'; hu2 'to win (in mahjongg)'

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How to write Chinese characters - 前 qian2 'front, in front, before'

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How to write Chinese characters - 長/长 chang2 'long'; zhang3 'to grow, increase', 'chief'

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How to write Chinese characters - 新 xin1 'new'

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Understanding Chinese Characters - 東/东 phonetic series

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How to write Chinese characters - 功 gong1 'achievement'

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How to write Chinese characters - 跑 pao3 'to run'

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Understanding Chinese Characters - 艮 phonetic series

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How to write Chinese characters - 用 yong4 'to use'

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How to write Chinese characters - 天 tian1 'heaven'

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How to write Chinese characters - 開/开 kai1 'to open'

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How to write Chinese characters - 或 huo4 'or'

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Understanding Chinese Characters - 隹 phonetic series

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Chinese number etymology

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Understanding Chinese Characters - 青 character series

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Understanding Chinese Characters - 兌 phonetic series

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How to write Chinese characters - 感 gan3 'to feel sth.'

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Understanding Chinese Characters - 巴 phonetic series

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