Basics of Mandarin

• 7 Basic Rules to Chinese Stroke Order

• Tofulearn (flashcard app that allows you to practise writing in the correct stroke order)

• Look up stroke order with animated GIFs:

  • https://dictionary.writtenchinese.com

  • https://www.chineseconverter.com/en/convert/chinese-stroke-order-tool

• BBC Languages mini-guide to pinyin

• BBC Bitesize:

  • Phonics: Initials

  • Phonics: Finals

  • Phonics: Special sounds

• Pinyin: a beginner's guide

• The Bopomo song

• Pinyin Charts with Audio:

  • Yabla Chinese

  • Arch Chinese

• BBC tones mini-guide

• BBC tone game

• Chinese Pod- Tones

• Arch Chinese Tone Drill

• Common Chinese Radicals and Writing Practice

• Tofu Learn Word List- Radicals

• Nature Radicals (video)

BBC Bitesize

• Mandarin grammar: radicals (video and game)

FluentU

• FluentU introduction to Radicals

Written Chinese

• The Radical Truth- The Importance of Learning Radicals

• Heart Radical

• Grass Radical

• Earth Radical

• Metal Radical

• Tree Radical

• Food Radical

• Water Radical

• Female Radical

Chineasy

• Chineasy Lesson 1 (video)

• Chineasy blog

Character Pop

• Click on a radical and see characters that contain it

• Search for a character and see its component radicals