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Explore with Mandarin Radicals

Explore With Mandarin Radicals is a unique introductory Chinese language program tailored for audiences interested in Chinese culture. Through real-life travel, interactive sharing, and hands-on exploration, the show guides viewers in using visual and textual cues to understand their usage.

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Fire Radicals are Everywhere! - Explore With Mandarin Radicals Ep1
Fire is a common radical in Mandarin characters with shapes that represent the light and flame produced when things are burnt. The four-stroke symbol of flames flickering upwards c
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Hand Radicals Take Us on Many Adventures! - Explore With Mandarin Radicals Ep2
The Mandarin character for hand is a pictograph of the human hand. The image of a wrist with five slightly bent fingers eventually evolved into the current character with much easi
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Water Radicals Are Full of Activities! - Explore With Mandarin Radicals Ep4
The Mandarin character for water is a pictogram depicting a flowing river with splashing droplets. Over time, the river in the middle was straightened for convenience, and the drop
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Wood Radicals Represent the Beauty of Nature! - Explore With Mandarin Radicals Ep5
The Mandarin character for wood is a pictograph depicting the shape of a tree. The middle part represents the trunk with branches extending upwards on both sides and roots extendin
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Soil Radicals Are Linked to Human History! - Explore with Mandarin Radicals Ep6
The Mandarin character for soil is a pictograph. The horizontal stroke at the bottom represents the ground, while the shape above represents a raised clump of soil. The modern char
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Knife Radicals Keep Things Shiny and Sharp! - Explore with Mandarin Radicals Ep7
The Mandarin character for knife is a pictograph depicting the original form of a knife with a blade edge and handle. The pictograph was gradually simplified for convenience into a
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Rice Radicals Are Perfect for a Taiwanese Snack Haul! Ep8
The Mandarin character for rice is a pictogram depicting an image of a stem with six grains of rice. The two dots in the middle were later connected for convenience and eventually
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Mountain Radicals Capture Taiwan’s Highest Peaks! Ep9
The Mandarin character for mountain is a pictograph based on physical representations of three mountain peaks standing together. Over time, the character evolved by simplifying the