Chinese characters are built out of smaller characters. Each component carries a mnemonic symbol - one concrete object that stands in for it - and a mnemonic story hands those objects to the person and the place that stand for the pronunciation. Learn a component once and every character that reuses it gets easier.
Make it your learning target and MandarinBanana works out the shortest route to it: the two sounds its syllable is built from, then the components of the character itself, one short step at a time. No account needed to start.
Character component without intrinsic meaning
If your browser (like mine) doesn't properly display this character: it's composed of 一 on top of 口. Look at the list of characters using this one as a component to see it. That's also why it's useful to assign a mnemonic symbol to it, because it's used as a component in many characters you'll want to remember.
Matthias, about 2 years ago
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