# Learn to read Chinese ... with ease!

- Institution: TED
- Department: TED2013
- Speaker: ShaoLan
- Year: 2013
- Level: For everyone
- Language: English
- Subjects: Languages and linguistics, Teaching and learning
- Source: [TED](https://www.ted.com/talks/shaolan_learn_to_read_chinese_with_ease)
- Licence: [CC BY-NC-ND 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/) (Non-commercial use only, and no changed versions.)
- Who can watch: Tweens profiles and older (sources give no ratings; placed by Invisible Network from the source's own words)

For foreigners, learning to speak Chinese is a hard task. But learning to read the beautiful, often complex characters of the Chinese written language may be less difficult. ShaoLan walks through a simple lesson in recognizing the ideas behind the characters and their meaning -- building from a few simple forms to more complex concepts. Call it Chineasy.

## Lectures

1. [Learn to read Chinese ... with ease!](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/ted/shaolan_learn_to_read_chinese_with_ease/32c1764f0e39), 6 min (TED's player)