# Marilyn Method: Chinese Character Mnemonics

**URL:** <https://community.hanzihero.com/t/marilyn-method-chinese-character-mnemonics/307>\
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**Created:** [January 9, 2024, 12:32am UTC](https://community.hanzihero.com/t/marilyn-method-chinese-character-mnemonics/307 "2024-01-09T00:32:56Z")\
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**Author:** ![kevin](https://community-cdn.hanzihero.com/user_avatar/community.hanzihero.com/kevin/32/68_2.png) [@kevin](https://community.hanzihero.com/u/kevin)\
**Post date:** [January 9, 2024, 12:32am UTC](https://community.hanzihero.com/t/marilyn-method-chinese-character-mnemonics/307/1 "2024-01-09T00:32:56Z")

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The mnemonic system that HanziHero uses is based on something called the Marilyn Method that was outlined in [a blog post](https://countryoftheblind.blogspot.com/2012/01/mnemonics-for-pronouncing-chinese.html) over 10 years ago.

In this video I go over the basics of how the Marilyn Method works, focusing on the problems it tries to solve with remembering character pronunciation.

[![](https://community-b2-cdn.hanzihero.com/original/1X/2c280870bc5f4c6691dfd4438dc2e52a8a6e9e3d.jpeg "Marilyn Method: Chinese Character Mnemonics") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lRGjRLHkqiI)