
Hanzi Movie Method
Characters & Props
24 articles
What is the Hanzi Movie Method ?
Can I change a prop part way through this course?
Can I connect how I learn the 人 and 亻 props in the Hanzi Movie Method?
Can I have more that one prop represent a single character component?
How do I deal with props that have more than one shape? (e.g., 亿 -> 飞;冫 -> 飞)
How should I divide the props in 年 nián - 'year'?
How to deal with prop form changes?
Must my HMM actor be female? Male? Fictional? God?
What does the "-Ø Null" set indicate in the HMM?
What if the props don't correspond perfectly to the character in the HMM? (e.g., 母 -> ㇆ + 七 + 丶丶)
What if two characters components look similar? Should I choose different props for them?
What should I do if I forget an element (i.e, actor, prop, set) of my HMM scene?
What should I do if my props are getting mixed up in my scenes?
Why do character components mutate? How to deal with this using the HMM?
Why is it "wu-/u" for fictional actors in some characters? (e.g., 我 wǒ)
Why is the prop for 半 bàn different from the movie scene for 半?
Why use the HMM for 口 but not 一 二 三?
Will I confuse props (e.g., 早 'alarm clock') with words that have the same meaning (闹钟)?
Learn Characters Using Memory Places
Why not show all meanings of a 汉字 in a make a movie lesson keyword?
Do I need to remember my HMM scenes if I remember the character?
Do I really need to learn a whole mnemonic scene to remember a Chinese character?
Does it matter if I remember a character but not my HMM scene?
Should I write down my movie scenes?
