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Memorizing Language / Spelling Techniques?

Posted by timothy on from the save-up-for-neural-implants dept.

NotesSensei writes "My kids are learning Chinese in school. While the grammar is drop-dead simple, writing is a challenge since there is no relation between sound and shape of the characters. I would like to know any good techniques (using technology or not) to help memorize large amounts of information, especially Chinese characters. Most of the stuff I Googled only helps on learning speaking."

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  1. sounds familiar by Punto · · Score: 5, Funny

    since there is no relation between sound and shape of the characters

    so it's sort of like in English then?

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  2. Slashdot doesn't support Unicode ? by Taco+Cowboy · · Score: 4, Funny

    I tried to post something illustrating a trick to learn the Chinese language (I learn the language that way) but when I post Chinese characters (double-byte Unicode) here everything messed up.

    Slashdot doesn't support Unicode??

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  3. Tattoos by Tablizer · · Score: 2, Funny

    Just tattoo the entire Chinese alphabet all over your arms. Then it's ready-to-use. Hide your lookups of hard-to-reach areas behind a cool Robot Dance.

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