<p>How do native speakers talk about Chinese characters?</p><p>The writing system is not phonetic, so you can&#39;t spell out words, but it is still possible to talk about Chinese characters.</p><p>Let&#39;s explore how!</p><p>#learnchinese #characters #hanzi #spoken</p><p>Link to the article on Hacking Chinese: How to talk about Chinese characters in Chinese: <a href="https://www.hackingchinese.com/talk-chinese-characters-chinese/"><u>https://www.hackingchinese.com/talk-chinese-characters-chinese/</u></a></p><p>The building blocks of Chinese, part 2: Basic characters, components and radicals: <a href="https://www.hackingchinese.com/the-building-blocks-of-chinese-part-2-basic-characters-components-and-radicals"><u>https://www.hackingchinese.com/the-building-blocks-of-chinese-part-2-basic-characters-components-and-radicals</u></a></p><p>The building blocks of Chinese, part 3: Compound characters: <a href="https://www.hackingchinese.com/learning-chinese-characters"><u>https://www.hackingchinese.com/learning-chinese-characters</u></a></p><p>Should you learn the names of the strokes in Chinese characters: <a href="https://www.hackingchinese.com/should-you-learn-the-names-of-the-strokes-in-chinese-characters"><u>https://www.hackingchinese.com/should-you-learn-the-names-of-the-strokes-in-chinese-characters</u></a></p><p>Kickstart your Chinese character learning with the 100 most common radicals: <a href="http://www.hackingchinese.com/kickstart-your-character-learning-with-the-100-most-common-radicals"><u>http://www.hackingchinese.com/kickstart-your-character-learning-with-the-100-most-common-radicals</u></a></p><p>More information and inspiration about learning and teaching Chinese can be found at <a href="https://www.hackingchinese.com"><u>https://www.hackingchinese.com</u></a></p><p>Music: &quot;Traxis 1 ~ F. Benjamin&quot; by Traxis, 2020 - Licensed under Creative Commons Attribution (3.0)</p>

Hacking Chinese Podcast

Olle Linge

275 - How to talk about Chinese characters in Chinese

NOV 10, 202515 MIN
Hacking Chinese Podcast

275 - How to talk about Chinese characters in Chinese

NOV 10, 202515 MIN

Description

<p>How do native speakers talk about Chinese characters?</p><p>The writing system is not phonetic, so you can&#39;t spell out words, but it is still possible to talk about Chinese characters.</p><p>Let&#39;s explore how!</p><p>#learnchinese #characters #hanzi #spoken</p><p>Link to the article on Hacking Chinese: How to talk about Chinese characters in Chinese: <a href="https://www.hackingchinese.com/talk-chinese-characters-chinese/"><u>https://www.hackingchinese.com/talk-chinese-characters-chinese/</u></a></p><p>The building blocks of Chinese, part 2: Basic characters, components and radicals: <a href="https://www.hackingchinese.com/the-building-blocks-of-chinese-part-2-basic-characters-components-and-radicals"><u>https://www.hackingchinese.com/the-building-blocks-of-chinese-part-2-basic-characters-components-and-radicals</u></a></p><p>The building blocks of Chinese, part 3: Compound characters: <a href="https://www.hackingchinese.com/learning-chinese-characters"><u>https://www.hackingchinese.com/learning-chinese-characters</u></a></p><p>Should you learn the names of the strokes in Chinese characters: <a href="https://www.hackingchinese.com/should-you-learn-the-names-of-the-strokes-in-chinese-characters"><u>https://www.hackingchinese.com/should-you-learn-the-names-of-the-strokes-in-chinese-characters</u></a></p><p>Kickstart your Chinese character learning with the 100 most common radicals: <a href="http://www.hackingchinese.com/kickstart-your-character-learning-with-the-100-most-common-radicals"><u>http://www.hackingchinese.com/kickstart-your-character-learning-with-the-100-most-common-radicals</u></a></p><p>More information and inspiration about learning and teaching Chinese can be found at <a href="https://www.hackingchinese.com"><u>https://www.hackingchinese.com</u></a></p><p>Music: &quot;Traxis 1 ~ F. Benjamin&quot; by Traxis, 2020 - Licensed under Creative Commons Attribution (3.0)</p>