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【Learn Chinese】Complex Chinese Characters (Part 2)
 
Chinese Characters can be really complicated, but actually every character is built up using a series of radicals and strokes which means even the most ridiculous looking characters all have their logic.
Let’s check out some more of the most complicated Chinese characters:
 
Gāngà 尴尬 (Awkward)
Ok, these are two characters but as they come part of a useful word it should also be included.
Certainly not the most complex of all the characters in the article but, ironically enough, quite an awkward looking couple of characters to digest. This is a good one to remember because you may well see this one quite a bit if you are reading.
 
Nàng 齉 (Stuffy Nose)
Fully equipped with 36 strokes this is a monster character that is hard to get your head around at first! How to remember this one? Repeat, repeat, repeat is sometimes the only way to get by!
Your saving grace is that it’s one you won’t be using much or seeing much either, unless you have certain allergies perhaps!
Certainly, one of the more impressive examples though!
 
Yù 籲 (Appeal/Beg)
Two reasons why you won’t come across this much:
1 – This is another character you won’t see a whole lot of, thankfully, until you get to more advanced levels of Chinese. It’s not one of those words you’ll be learning in your earlier days of study.
2 – A second reason why you may never have to worry about this character is because it is indeed a traditional version of 吁 xū.
吁 is much easier than the one you see above but that’s the joys of studying traditional Chinese, characters will almost always be more complex.
But just because they look more complex, it does not mean they are harder to learn. In fact, it can prove the opposite. More strokes means more potential to throw out an educated guess for what the character means if you don’t immediately know it.

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