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With 'Cracking Chinese Characters', simplify and accelerate your learning of the 3,000 most essential characters used in HSK levels 1 to 9. Each character is detailed with its building blocks, pinyin, phonetic hint, meaning, level and words using it. Two indexes—by key radical and by HSK level—are included to aid in character recognition and track learning progress. Enhance your Mandarin skills and prepare effectively for the HSK with the Cracking Chinese Collection. TABLE OF CONTENTS 1. Introduction - Why this book - How to crack a Chinese Character - The 5 main types of classification of Chinese Characters - The 8 main compositions of Chinese characters - Remembering the Chinese radicals - The four tones - How to use this book - Going further 2. The 3,000 Chinese Characters - Complete Character List 3. Characters Indexes - Character Index by Key Radical - Character Index by HSK Level Learn Chinese smarter with HSK Academy. More information at www.hsk.academy