Mnemotechnik: Wie das Lernen von Schriftzeichen Spaß machen kann

Abstract

In recent years mnemonic methods have been successfully applied to a large variety of subjects. This paper investigates the question to what extent mnemonics might also help in learning Chinese Characters. First the methodology and history of mnemonics are introduced, then follows a discussion of Matteo Ricci´s Chinese Work on “The Western Art of Memory”, in which he describes methods of transforming Chinese characters into mnemonic pictures (imagines).

Finally a close look is taken at a recent work on Chinese characters which also uses mnemonic pictures.