Mandarin is a deep and complex language which requires a careful approach. Radical Mandarin builds a learning order that begins simple and works for you.
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The characters for tree (木mù · tree), woods (林lín · woods (two trees)), and forest (森sēn · forest (three trees)) form this tree, with root (根gēn · root) and soil (土tǔ · soil) beneath. Parts before characters, characters before words.
An advanced knowledge model tracks every character, word, and tone you know, and shapes your goals around them.
Language learning should be accessible to everyone. Radical Mandarin intends to lower the price as it grows.
Radical Mandarin can be your primary source, or a companion next to classes, tutors, or family. You choose the goals, it does the planning.
You'll never meet a character before you know its parts. Radical Mandarin has over 3,000 characters and 11,000 words, each broken down into their smallest pieces.
“Raise your head, gaze at the bright moon.”
— Li Bai, ~700 CE
Know 月 (moon), and you can already spot the moon three times in this line. Radical Mandarin has over 150 readings and poems for you to explore and learn.
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