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EPISODE · Oct 13, 2025 · 17 MIN

271 - 7 ways to learn to write Chinese characters

from Hacking Chinese Podcast · host Olle Linge

Learning to write characters is an integral part of learning Chinese, but how do you practise writing them? Do you type? Write on paper? Or… on the canvas of your mind?#learnchinese #chinesecharacters #hanzi #writing #vocabulary #typingLink to the article on Hacking Chinese: 7 ways to learn to write Chinese characters: https://www.hackingchinese.com/7-ways-of-learning-to-write-chinese-characters/Should you learn to speak Chinese before you learn Chinese characters? https://www.hackingchinese.com/should-you-learn-to-speak-chinese-before-you-learn-chinese-characters/The building blocks of Chinese, part 1: Chinese characters and words in a nutshell: https://www.hackingchinese.com/the-building-blocks-of-chinese-part-1-chinese-characters-and-words-in-a-nutshell/Handwriting Chinese characters: The minimum requirements: https://www.hackingchinese.com/handwriting-chinese-characters-the-minimum-requirements/16 reasons to learn to write Chinese characters by hand: https://www.hackingchinese.com/reasons-to-learn-to-write-chinese-characters-by-hand/All the resources you need to learn and teach Chinese stroke order: https://www.hackingchinese.com/everything-you-need-to-learn-chinese-stroke-order/How to improve your Chinese handwriting: https://www.hackingchinese.com/how-to-improve-your-chinese-handwriting/The building blocks of Chinese: Mastering compound characters: https://www.hackingchinese.com/learning-chinese-characters/The real challenge with learning Chinese characters: https://www.hackingchinese.com/the-real-challenge-when-learning-characters/Pleco Software: https://www.hackingchinese.com/go/pleco/Anki, the best of spaced repetition software: https://www.hackingchinese.com/anki-a-friendly-intelligent-spaced-learning-systemSkritter Review: Boosting your Chinese character learning: https://www.hackingchinese.com/skritter-chinese-review-boosting-your-character-learning/About cheating, spaced repetition and learning Chinese: https://www.hackingchinese.com/about-cheating-spaced-repetition-and-learning-chinese/Chinese character learning for all students: https://www.hackingchinese.com/chinese-character-learning-for-all-students/25 books I read in Chinese last year: https://www.hackingchinese.com/25-books-i-read-in-chinese-last-year/How I learnt Chinese, part 6: Graduate program in Taiwan: https://www.hackingchinese.com/i-learnt-chinese-part-6-graduate-program-taiwan/Remember how to write Chinese characters with less effort: https://www.hackingchinese.com/a-minimum-effort-approach-to-writing-chinese-characters-by-handMore information and inspiration about learning and teaching Chinese can be found at https://www.hackingchinese.comMusic: "Traxis 1 ~ F. Benjamin" by Traxis, 2020 - Licensed under Creative Commons Attribution (3.0)

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