Let's learn Chinese radical with picture!
As we break down the Chinese character into several parts, there are radical and components including, if you look close to these "Square words" you might see these components and radical are basic and clear to identify.
Component and radical are different, a component that helps us guess the sound, and radical that simply refers to the meaning, but they are more useful than strokes for students to memorise Chinese characters.
Therefore, the Chinese characters are reach character expresses itself and has meaning. So their formation is generally interesting and seems to tell a story.
If you feel the Chinese character is difficult, but wants to read or write it easier and faster, than learning radicals first might be the best choice, because they are the most frequent and most important role of Chinese characters.
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金( Jīn )Gold & Metal
木 ( Mù )Wood & Tree
水 ( Shuǐ )Water & River
火 ( Huǒ )Fire & Cooking
土 ( Tǔ )Earth & Ground
女(Nǚ ) Woman & Female
人 ( Rén )Man & Person
心 (Xīn )Heart & Feeling
口 ( Kǒu )Mouth & Opening
言 ( Yán )Speech & Language
日 (Rì )Sun & Date
月 (Yuè )Moon & Month
糸 (Mì )Silk & Fabric
竹 (Zhú )Bamboo
艸 (Cǎo )Grass & Plant
手 (Shǒu ) Hand & Player
足 (Zú )Feet & Full
疒 (Nè )Bed & Sick
虫 (Chóng )Insect & Bug
辵 (Chuò )Distance & Action
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