This Chinese character course is intended for total beginners and consists of 5 sections. You’re going to learn 25 simplified Chinese characters and 40 related words, phrases, or sentences. Most importantly, this course will help you understand some of the basics of Chinese characters and strategies for learning them, which will make your further study much easier and more efficient.

In section 1, you will understand：

• Why and when should I learn Chinese characters?

• What are traditional Chinese characters and simplified Chinese characters?

• How many Chinese characters should I learn?

• Is it necessary to learn to write Chinese characters by hand?

In section 2, you will learn：

• 9 Chinese characters and the words or phrases made up of them

• 5 Basic strokes & 1 compound stroke

• The concept of pictographic and indicative characters

In section 3, you will learn：

• 9 Chinese characters and the words or phrases made up of them

• 5 Compound strokes

• The concept of associative characters

In section 4, you will learn：

• 7 Chinese characters and the words, phrases and sentences made up of them

• 1 Basic strokes & 4 compound strokes

• The concept of pictophonetic characters

In section 5, you will learn：

• Review of Chinese characters and their related words, phrases, sentences as well as the strokes involved

• Some methods or strategies for learning Chinese characters