Outlier Linguistics

Outlier Linguistics Chinese Dictionary Kickstarter

Over the last few weeks we’ve had a couple of articles from Outlier Linguistics about their upcoming Chinese dictionary based on the use of functional components to better understand and remember Chinese characters. Some big news: 1. Outlier Linguistics...

sensiblechineseMay 15No Comments

Outlier Linguistics

Chinese characters: Functional Components you must know – from Outlier Linguistics

Unlocking Chinese Characters with Functional Components – Outlier Linguistics Explains This is a guest post from the folks over at Outlier Linguistics. If you aren’t following them yet then definitely check out their work. They are working...

sensiblechineseMay 09 character components, characters, outlier linguistics, writing 1 Comment

Outlier Linguistics

Common Chinese Characters you’ve been Reading Wrong!

Kyle@Sensible: This is a guest post by John Renfroe of Outlier Linguistics. They are working on a very cool concept for a Chinese learners dictionary built in accordance with sound scientific principles and the modern Chinese paleography. Neat huh? This...

sensiblechineseMar 22 character components, characters, outlier linguistics, reading 6 Comments

All Chinese characters are made up of the same 200 Chinese radicals!

This is part of our How to Learn Chinese. Check out the How to Learn Chinese series to get a lot more...
Common Chinese Characters you’ve been Reading Wrong!

Kyle@Sensible: This is a guest post by John Renfroe of Outlier Linguistics. They are working on a very...
Tone Pair Drills: The Single Best Method for Learning Chinese Tones

If I was allowed to only use one practice method to learn Mandarin Chinese tones it would be this: tone...
Pattern Based Chinese Grammar

This is part of our How to Learn Chinese. Check out the How to Learn Chinese homepage to get a lot more...
Learning Chinese Characters | Different Methods

Other experts have come up with their own answers to the question of “how to learn Chinese characters”. There...