Hanzen Turns Chinese Characters into Tiny Movies

Field notes

The mnemonic system uses a fixed grammar: initial sounds select recurring actors, ending sounds select places, tones select locations inside those places, and character components become props. The homepage gives 妈 (mā) as an example, casting a woman and a horse in a doorway scene, and describes a library of more than 3,000 characters. A companion browser extension is presented for captioned Chinese YouTube videos, with line looping, speed control, and timed transcripts.