http://www.expatintaiwan.net/2009/12/13/hanzi-milestone-1000/ An American expatriate shares his thoughts on life, language, food, and culture in Taiwan. Mon, 02 Jan 2012 06:14:03 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://www.expatintaiwan.net/2009/12/13/hanzi-milestone-1000/comment-page-1/#comment-891 Bryan Thu, 28 Jan 2010 03:56:22 +0000 http://www.expatintaiwan.net/?p=496#comment-891 I can see the Hanzi characters now that I have Windows 7. This is awesome! I can see the Hanzi characters now that I have Windows 7. This is awesome!

]]> http://www.expatintaiwan.net/2009/12/13/hanzi-milestone-1000/comment-page-1/#comment-791 The Expatriate Sat, 26 Dec 2009 23:02:50 +0000 http://www.expatintaiwan.net/?p=496#comment-791 James W. Heisig is the guy who has created his own learning method for learning the meaning of Japanese Kanji and Chinese Hanzi. Native speakers of those languages tend to learn the characters, meaning, and pronunciation by rote memorization over a number of years. Heisig introduced a method where you can learn the meaning of "primitives" and build off of those to learn new characters, all the while using visual imagery and stories to make learning the characters that much faster. My learning is relatively slow. Many people sit down and learn 100 new Hanzi everyday and finished the Heisig book in a matter of weeks. I prefer to just take it slow and make sure I can read, write, and pronounce all the characters I learn. Here's the <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Remembering-Traditional-Hanzi-Meaning-Characters/dp/0824833244/ref=sr_1_6?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1261868525&sr=8-6" rel="nofollow">Amazon link</a> for more info. If you want to get back into Mandarin, I highly recommend it. James W. Heisig is the guy who has created his own learning method for learning the meaning of Japanese Kanji and Chinese Hanzi. Native speakers of those languages tend to learn the characters, meaning, and pronunciation by rote memorization over a number of years. Heisig introduced a method where you can learn the meaning of “primitives” and build off of those to learn new characters, all the while using visual imagery and stories to make learning the characters that much faster.
My learning is relatively slow. Many people sit down and learn 100 new Hanzi everyday and finished the Heisig book in a matter of weeks. I prefer to just take it slow and make sure I can read, write, and pronounce all the characters I learn.
Here’s the Amazon link for more info. If you want to get back into Mandarin, I highly recommend it.

]]> http://www.expatintaiwan.net/2009/12/13/hanzi-milestone-1000/comment-page-1/#comment-767 Paul Mon, 21 Dec 2009 17:26:01 +0000 http://www.expatintaiwan.net/?p=496#comment-767 I too am trying to learn Mandarin. I have never heard of Heisig. Is it a person or a learning guide? Where can I find out more? And congratulations. I once knew a few hundred characters but lack of practice allowed me to forget most of them. I too am trying to learn Mandarin. I have never heard of Heisig. Is it a person or a learning guide? Where can I find out more? And congratulations. I once knew a few hundred characters but lack of practice allowed me to forget most of them.

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