Students often rely on lists to learn new Chinese characters and words. This can be useful in some situations, but there are also many problems with this approach.

Link to article: Should you learn Chinese vocabulary from lists? https://www.hackingchinese.com/should-you-learn-chinese-vocabulary-from-lists/

Kickstart your Chinese character learning with the 100 most common radicals: https://www.hackingchinese.com/kickstart-your-character-learning-with-the-100-most-common-radicals/

What important words are missing from HSK? https://www.hackingchinese.com/what-important-words-are-missing-from-hsk/

Which words you should learn and where to find them: https://www.hackingchinese.com/which-words-you-should-learn-in-and-where-to-find-them/

Skritter review: Boosting your Chinese character learnin: https://www.hackingchinese.com/skritter-chinese-review-boosting-your-character-learning/

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