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✍ SYNOPSIS: Chinese Characters are not just random strokes, but are created in a (somewhat) systematic way. Learn about the different constructions of Chinese characters and the pattern that 80% of Chinese characters all follow!

TIMESTAMPS:
0:00 || Misconceptions about Hanzi
1:07 || What is Liushu? (六书)
1:44 || 4 Ways Characters are Created
3:47 || italki
5:15 || 2 Ways Characters are Used
6:55 || How 80% of Characters are Constructed
8:55 || Problems
10:25 || Advantages

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六书 (Chinese sources): https://zhuanlan.zhihu.com/p/137265755
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⚠ NOTES:
1) All historical examples of Hanzi writing are taken from this site: https://www.zdic.net
2) Mutually explanatory characters are sometimes called "transfer characters".
3) Technically I should have said "loaned character" [9:46]
4) Most elements are metals, but you can see that all the gases are basically composites of the "air" character (气) and a phonetic component. [10:50]

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