Learn Chinese Tip III: Learning Chinese characters comes just after learning Pinyin. To learn Chinese characters, you can read books, such as Fun with Chinese Character, which explains the structure and meaning of each character with illustrations and little stories.
Learn Chinese Tip IV: Most characters are built of components which represent physical items. Thus, try to build up mental images featuring the components for each character, meanings of the characters and the pronunciation.
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