Is Chinese difficult to learn? You may often hear people say: I want to learn Chinese, but Chinese characters are too difficult. In fact, you will find it not so hard to learn after you get to know the Chinese characters. Different from alphabetical languages, the Chinese characters have their unique discipline. The Chinese characters originated from pictures, were people’s depiction of things, or the original hieroglyphical characters. Chinese characters have a history of several thousand years. The earliest Chinese characters we have seen were written on tortoise shells and beast bones. There are big and small forms of characters with slender strokes. Every character is like a small kid’s drawing. Many Chinese characters can be taken apart into different parts. Plus, many Chinese characters share the same parts, which are called components or basic structural parts. The 26 English letters may be formed into words freely. Though Chinese characters have no letters, different structural parts may form different Chinese characters. Among Chinese characters, there are 1,300 basic structural parts indicating different sounds and 250 indicating different meanings. According to statistics, over 80% of characters are formed in this way.

In this one-time class, we will use videos, fun games to help learners recognize Chinese Characters. The learners will use playdough to make the Chinese characters with me. I will show you how to analyze each character by its structure and building blocks, you will be able to identify them easily. The learner will learn the Chinese characters while they play. No experience or knowledge need!

Playdough

Whiteboard and whiteboard marker.

Markers

Chinese paintbrush (optional) It's a fun way to learn how to write Chinese Characters.

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