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Mnemonics

Resources and tools to accelerate your Chinese learning journey.

The Marilyn Method

A powerful mnemonic system that turns every Chinese character into a vivid, memorable story. By assigning Actors to pinyin initials, Scenes to finals, and Locations to tones, you create a consistent memory palace for thousands of characters.

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Actors

Each consonant maps to a memorable character

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Scenes

Each vowel sound maps to a place you know

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Locations

Tone 1–4 each lives in a specific spot