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Sound Elements - new lists 22 Sept 2010 - suit beginners

rgwatwormhill   September 21st, 2010 9:49p.m.

I have just published some lists of sound elements (characters that are frequently used in others for their sound rather than their meaning). They are called Sound Elements 1 and 2.
Rachael.

jww1066   September 23rd, 2010 7:22p.m.

This list looks really useful, thanks!

I find sound elements are often useful in mnemonics, even when (or maybe especially when) there's no obvious connection with the meaning. One example from the traditional side:

雚 can mean "heron" and 見 can mean "see", so one mnemonic for 觀 is "a heron is watching".

James

rgwatwormhill   September 25th, 2010 5:39p.m.

If you are interested in a previous discussion of this topic, see

http://www.skritter.com/forum/topic?id=39206146&comments=18

Rachael.

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