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The Chinese language involves the use of many characters and symbols. Learn Chinese characters with tips from a Chinese language teacher in this free video series on Chinese words and phrases.
There are 16 videos in this series:
Learn the Chinese characters with a radical of person with tips on writing and pronouncing Chinese characters from a Chinese language specialist in this free video on Chinese words and phrases.
Learn the Chinese characters for “su 2” with tips on writing and pronouncing Chinese characters from a Chinese language specialist in this free video on Chinese words and phrases.
Learn the Chinese characters for “fu 2” with tips on writing and pronouncing Chinese characters from a Chinese language specialist in this free video on Chinese words and phrases.
Learn the Chinese characters for “xin 3” with tips on writing and pronouncing Chinese characters from a Chinese language specialist in this free video on Chinese words and phrases.
Learn the Chinese characters for “xin 1” with tips on writing and pronouncing Chinese characters from a Chinese language specialist in this free video on Chinese words and phrases.
Learn the Chinese characters for “hou 2” with tips on writing and pronouncing Chinese characters from a Chinese language specialist in this free video on Chinese words and phrases.
Learn the Chinese characters for “hou 4” with tips on writing and pronouncing Chinese characters from a Chinese language specialist in this free video on Chinese words and phrases.
Learn the Chinese characters for “yong 3” with tips on writing and pronouncing Chinese characters from a Chinese language specialist in this free video on Chinese words and phrases.
Learn the Chinese characters for “zhai 4” with tips on writing and pronouncing Chinese characters from a Chinese language specialist in this free video on Chinese words and phrases.
Learn the Chinese characters for “jie 4” with tips on writing and pronouncing Chinese characters from a Chinese language specialist in this free video on Chinese words and phrases.
Learn the Chinese characters for “zhi 2” with tips on writing and pronouncing Chinese characters from a Chinese language specialist in this free video on Chinese words and phrases.
Learn the Chinese characters for “yi 3” with tips on writing and pronouncing Chinese characters from a Chinese language specialist in this free video on Chinese words and phrases.
Learn the Chinese characters for “qing 3” with tips on writing and pronouncing Chinese characters from a Chinese language specialist in this free video on Chinese words and phrases.
Learn the Chinese characters for “dao 3” with tips on writing and pronouncing Chinese characters from a Chinese language specialist in this free video on Chinese words and phrases.
Learn the Chinese characters for “pai 2” with tips on writing and pronouncing Chinese characters from a Chinese language specialist in this free video on Chinese words and phrases.
Learn the Chinese characters for “tang 3” with tips on writing and pronouncing Chinese characters from a Chinese language specialist in this free video on Chinese words and phrases.
In Chinese writing, a character, or symbol is used to represent each individual syllable. There are over 47,000 Chinese characters in total, however many of these are rarely used, and the average person would need to know only about 4,000 characters to be literate. Most modern Chinese words contain more than one syllable and therefore require multiple characters to write out. However, a person knowing the meanings of individual characters can often infer the general meaning of a word. In this free video series, learn how to write some basic Chinese symbols from a Chinese language specialist. This video series demonstrates how to write a variety of different Chinese characters and symbols. Find out how to write su 2, fu 2, xin 3, xin 1, hou 2, hou 4, yong 3, zhai 4 and jie 4. Also, learn Chinese symbols for zhi 2, yi 3, qing 3, dao 3, pai 2 and tang 3. With this video series, get free Chinese lessons. So, take a moment, and learn how to write some Chinese symbols today!
Esther-Xiaohua Liu Esther-Xiaohua Liu is a graduate student and teaching assistant with a major in Chinese Literature and Languages at The University of Massachusetts, Amherst. She has taught Chinese at Shaanxi Normal University, Chang'an University and Xi'an Conservatory College in China. In the United States, Liu has taught Chinese to students at Northwestern University's Xiling Chinese school and the Chinese American League of Chicago. She has also published many poems written in Chinese and in English.dkdk
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