# Why reading alone is not enough for mastering Chinese characters

**URL:** <https://community.hanzihero.com/t/why-reading-alone-is-not-enough-for-mastering-chinese-characters/183>\
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**Created:** [November 3, 2023, 2:18am UTC](https://community.hanzihero.com/t/why-reading-alone-is-not-enough-for-mastering-chinese-characters/183 "2023-11-03T02:18:34Z")\
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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:** [November 3, 2023, 2:18am UTC](https://community.hanzihero.com/t/why-reading-alone-is-not-enough-for-mastering-chinese-characters/183/1 "2023-11-03T02:18:34Z")

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In this video I go over my experience of trying to learn Chinese characters through massive amounts of reading alone, and why it did not work. Hence why HanziHero was created!

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