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This course aims to help Chinese learners understand the WHATs, WHYs and HOWs of Chinese characters. It’s a comprehensive guide that can help solve the most common problems when students start learning characters, such as the difference between traditional and simplified characters, whether learning characters is essential or not, how many you need to master, etc. From the origin of Chinese characters to the basic principles of character construction, you can find everything you want to know. It not only illustrates the basic information about and logic behind characters but also the fundamental rules and methods.

What you will know after taking this course

  • 5 basic strokes and corresponding variations
  • 7 key rules of stroke order
  • 4 main input methods for typing
  • 3 basic character units
  • 4 main character structures
  • 11 fun facts about Chinese characters

For Whom

  • People who are new to learning Chinese
  • People who are interested in learning Chinese Characters
  • People who wants to learn the basics of Chinese Characters

Additional Learning Materials

  • Downloadable quizzes and exercises
  • Downloadable character writing practice sheets

 

Course Curriculum

Lesson 1,2,3,4
Lesson 1: Introduction to Learning Chinese Characters 00:05:00
Lesson 2: Are Chinese Characters Worth Learning? 00:06:00
Lesson 3: How Many Chinese Characters Do You Need to Learn? 00:03:00
Lesson 4: Chinese Characters: Traditional VS Simplified FREE 00:04:00
Lesson 5: Basic Strokes
5-1: Introduction FREE 00:01:00
5-2: Basic Horizontal Stroke and its Variations FREE 00:01:00
5-3: Basic Vertical Stroke and its Variations FREE 00:01:00
5-4: Basic Dot Stroke and its Variations 00:02:00
5-5: Basic Left Falling Stroke and its Variations 00:01:00
5-6: Basic Turning Stroke and its Variations (1) 00:03:00
5-7: Basic Turning Stroke and its Variations (2) 00:03:00
5-8: Practice Sheet 00:00:00
Lesson 6: Stroke Order Rules
6-1: Introduction 00:01:00
6-2: Stroke Order Rule 1 00:01:00
6-3: Stroke Order Rule 2 00:01:00
6-4: Stroke Order Rule 3 00:01:00
6-5: Stroke Order Rule 4 00:02:00
6-6: Stroke Order Rule 5 00:01:00
6-7: Stroke Order Rule 6 00:02:00
6-8: Stroke Order Rule 7 00:01:00
6-9: Practice & Writing Sheet 00:00:00
Lesson 7
Lesson 7: Typing Chinese Characters: Main Input Methods 00:05:00
Lesson 8: Construction of Chinese Characters
8-1: All about the construction units 00:05:00
8-2: Learn Chinese characters with commonly used components 00:05:00
8-3: Learn Chinese characters in different structures 00:02:00
8-4: Practice & Writing Sheet 00:00:00
Lesson 9: Structure of Chinese Characters
9-1: Introduction 00:01:00
9-2: Pictographic Characters – 象形字 00:02:00
9-3: Self-explanatory Characters – 指事字 00:02:00
9-4: Associative Compounds – 会意字 00:02:00
9-5: Pictophonetic Characters – 形声字 00:03:00
Lesson 10
Lesson 10: Fun Facts about Chinese Characters 00:06:00

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  1. SaxTuition Beginner Series.

    5

    Excellent introduction to Chinese Character. Really enjoyed the course, took a lot of notes. Learned a lot really, gave me an incentive to carry on. Thanks a lot Lesley you gave me the motivation to go on.