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TAKE THE CONFUSION OUT OF MEMORIZING CHINESE CHARACTERS

Learning 4000+ Chinese characters can feel impossible.

We’ve created a system that makes memorizing the meaning and pronunciation of a character simpler, and easier. See how it can supercharge your Chinese character learning:

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LEARN CHINESE CHARACTERS WITHOUT THE CONFUSION

Our unique character methodology takes the complexity out of learning the Chinese and Japanese writing systems.

Watch our webinar: 8 Tips to Supercharge Your Chinese Character Learning

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Outlier Chinese Character Masterclass

In this comprehensive online course, you'll learn how Chinese characters actually work and by the end of this course, you'll be a master at learning Chinese characters.

The Outlier Mandarin Pronunciation & Accent Masterclass

In this comprehensive online course, you'll learn how to develop and maintain a good, clear accent in Chinese, at any level!

Outlier Kanji Masterclass

In this comprehensive online course, you'll learn how kanji actually work and by the end of the course, you'll be a master at learning them!

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A revolutionary new learners' dictionary for Pleco and Yomiwa!

Developed by a team of linguists and expert teachers, our dictionary teaches you how Chinese characters ACTUALLY work, based on the latest research.

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Outlier Dictionary of Chinese Characters

  • Add-on for Pleco (free mobile dictionary for iOS/Android) puts the info right at your fingertips
  • Covers Simplified and Traditional characters
  • Easy-to-understand character explanations based on cutting-edge research

Outlier Kanji Dictionary

  • Developed by a team of linguists and expert teachers, our dictionary teaches you how Chinese characters ACTUALLY work, based on the latest research.
  • Learning the real underlying logic of the writing system will more than double your learning efficiency and allow you to see the real sound and meaning connections between characters.

After a lot (really a lot) of failed tests with different books, apps and methods, the only way that the hanzi sticks in my mind is ODCC's brief, concise and REAL explanation!

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I bought this. It has helped me recognise and even pronounce characters I have never seen before thanks to my recognition of patterns from the explanations

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After a month of not reviewing, I was able to write (not just recognize) 283 of the 300 characters in my queue. Before I took the Outlier course, it would have been 0

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