orchid in Mandarin

You might remember the meaning of the character 兰 with this easy mnemonic:

Not one (一) but two (二) of our orchid pots are blooming with flowers that droop down like eyebrows (丷).

Using mnemonics to remember the meaning of Chinese characters like has a huge impact on how long to learn Mandarin it takes.

You might remember the reading of the character 兰 with this useful mnemonic:

Leanne (lán) loves orchids and has a whole garden full of rare species.

Using mnemonics to remember how to understand Chinese characters like has a huge impact on how long to learn Mandarin it takes.

• 丷
• 二
• 一

• 苏格兰
• 爱尔兰
• 弗兰克

Learning character like orchid and the rest of the Mandarin written language can take as little as one year, or as long as a lifetime. Our Mandarin language learners find that using helpful mnemonics can aid retention of Chinese Mandarin vocabulary and characters.

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