168 - Shapeshifting Chinese characters

Most Chinese characters are well-behaved and easy to recognise in compound characters. Some components are sneaky, though; they change appearance depending on context! #learnchinese #characters #components #radicals Link to article: ⁠Shapeshifting Chinese characters: https://www.hackingchinese.com/shapeshifting-chinese-characters/ 6 challenges students face when learning to read Chinese and how to overcome them: https://www.hackingchinese.com/6-challenges-students-face-when-learning-to-read-chinese-and-how-to-overcome-them/ When small changes make a big difference, part 1: https://blog.skritter.com/2014/12/when-small-changes-make-a-big-difference-part-1?ref=hackingchinese Phonetic components, part 1: The key to 80% of all Chinese characters: https://www.hackingchinese.com/phonetic-components-part-1-the-key-to-80-of-all-chinese-characters/ Kickstart your Chinese character learning with the 100 most common radicals: https://www.hackingchinese.com/kickstart-your-character-learning-with-the-100-most-common-radicals/ Chinese character variants and fonts for language learners: https://www.hackingchinese.com/chinese-character-variants-and-fonts-for-language-learners/ Are simplified characters really simpler to learn? https://www.hackingchinese.com/are-simplified-characters-really-simpler-to-learn/ The Ultimate Guide to Chinese Character Stroke Order: https://blog.skritter.com/2021/03/the-ultimate-guide-to-chinese-character-stroke-order?ref=hackingchinese Review: The Outlier Linguistics Dictionary of Chinese Characters: https://www.hackingchinese.com/review-the-outlier-linguistics-dictionary-of-chinese-characters-with-discount-code/ 5 levels of understanding Chinese characters: Superficial forms to deep structure: https://www.hackingchinese.com/5-levels-of-understanding-chinese-characters-superficial-forms-to-deep-structure/ How to learn Chinese characters: My best advice: https://www.hackingchinese.com/my-best-advice-on-how-to-learn-chinese-characters Listen to this and other episodes on your favourite podcasting platform, including ⁠⁠Apple Podcasts⁠⁠, ⁠⁠Breaker⁠⁠, ⁠⁠Google Podcast⁠⁠, ⁠⁠Overcast⁠⁠, ⁠⁠Pocket Casts⁠⁠, ⁠⁠RadioPublic⁠⁠, ⁠⁠Spotify⁠⁠ and ⁠⁠YouTube⁠⁠: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.hackingchinese.com/podcast⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ More information and inspiration about learning and teaching Chinese can be found over at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.hackingchinese.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Music: "Traxis 1 ~ F. Benjamin" by Traxis, 2020 - Licensed under Creative Commons Attribution (3.0)