How to learn Chinese characters as beginners
Chinese characters are exceptionally beautiful, and essential in mastering Mandarin Chinese. However, that doesn't make them easier to learn for beginners, it just gives you the motivation to keep going. 汉字特别美，也是精通汉语必不可少的部分。尽管如此，对初学者来说，这只是 保持继续学习的动力而已，汉字学起来可不简单。 In this article, we're trying to summarize some tips on learning Chinese characters as beginners. 本文我们将概括一些学汉字的技巧。 1. Photographic memory 摄影式记忆 Learn to speak Chinese can be hard in the beginning, simply because you have nothing to link the new information to. 刚开始学汉字会很难，原因很简单 – 因为你看着汉字联想不到什么。 Try to commit the characters to your real memory, so that your brain can recall how to write them when your hands cannot. That's where it helps to have a photographic memory, or even any kind of memory that's good with pictures.