Playbooks
Tracing Characters by Phonetic and Semantic Parts
Most Chinese characters split into a meaning part and a sound part. Here is how learning by phonetic-semantic components makes writing far more systematic.
Lawrence Arya··5 min
Research
Which Part of a Character Hints at Its Sound?
Most Chinese characters carry a clue to their pronunciation, not in a single stroke but in a phonetic component. Here is how to spot it, and why writing reveals it.
Lawrence Arya··5 min