Simplified to Traditional Chinese: Recognition Practice

By the end you can

• Spot the radical swaps (讠/言, 门/門, 钅/金...) that unlock hundreds of characters
• Read real menus, signs and messages from Taiwan and Hong Kong
• Avoid the traps where one simplified character hides two traditional ones

What’s inside

• Unit 1: Learn: Same Sound, Different Shape · Practice: Same or Different?
• Unit 2: Learn: Speech Radical: 讠 Becomes 言 · Practice: Spot the 言 Radical
• Unit 3: Learn: Door Radical: 门 Becomes 門 · Practice: Open the Door: 門 Words
• Unit 4: Learn: Money and Food: 金 and 飠 · Practice: Reading Prices and Menus
• Unit 5: Learn: Silk and Shells: 糸 and 貝 · Practice: Night Market Shopping
• Unit 6: Learn: Animals and Carts Get Legs · Practice: Reading Text Messages
• Reference: Radical Conversion Table
• Unit 7: Learn: Whole-Character Changes · Practice: Memory Match
• Unit 8: Learn: One Simplified, Two Traditional · Practice: Pick the Right Meaning
• Story 1: Lin Hao Asks the Way · Practice: Check Your Reading
• Story 2: A Message from Mei Lin · Practice: Reply to Mei Lin
• Cards: Top Traditional Characters
• Review: Reading a Taipei Menu
• Planner: Recognition Checklist

Who it’s for

Beginners who know a little Mandarin and want to use it in real conversations.

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