EPISODE · Nov 10, 2025 · 15 MIN
275 - How to talk about Chinese characters in Chinese
from Hacking Chinese Podcast · host Olle Linge
How do native speakers talk about Chinese characters?The writing system is not phonetic, so you can't spell out words, but it is still possible to talk about Chinese characters.Let's explore how!#learnchinese #characters #hanzi #spokenLink to the article on Hacking Chinese: How to talk about Chinese characters in Chinese: https://www.hackingchinese.com/talk-chinese-characters-chinese/The building blocks of Chinese, part 2: Basic characters, components and radicals: https://www.hackingchinese.com/the-building-blocks-of-chinese-part-2-basic-characters-components-and-radicalsThe building blocks of Chinese, part 3: Compound characters: https://www.hackingchinese.com/learning-chinese-charactersShould you learn the names of the strokes in Chinese characters: https://www.hackingchinese.com/should-you-learn-the-names-of-the-strokes-in-chinese-charactersKickstart your Chinese character learning with the 100 most common radicals: http://www.hackingchinese.com/kickstart-your-character-learning-with-the-100-most-common-radicalsMore 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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