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To get you started, here’s a Dim Sum sampling.

 

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    Lesson: Clothing
    Learn vocabulary for articles of clothing, including clothing-related radicals, measure words, and the verbs that mean "to wear."
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    Start Speaking Chinese!
    A beginner course using the six basic vowels and four tones in Chinese to build words and phrases, including greetings and introductions.
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    A Radical View
    Character Connections: Almost 200 Chinese radical characters grouped by common themes and connected in a social network.
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    Animated Characters Guest
    Chinese characters come to life in these animated shorts. Over one hundred characters, made to stick.
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    Character DNA
    Like us, Chinese characters have families—some big, some small. Learn about a character and its family tree with this cool interactive tool.

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