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Dialogue: 0,0:00:00.75,0:00:02.81,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Growing up in Taiwan
Dialogue: 0,0:00:02.81,0:00:04.42,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,as the daughter of a calligrapher,
Dialogue: 0,0:00:04.42,0:00:06.79,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,one of my most treasured memories
Dialogue: 0,0:00:06.79,0:00:09.88,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,was my mother showing me the beauty, the shape
Dialogue: 0,0:00:09.88,0:00:12.52,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and the form of Chinese characters.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:12.52,0:00:15.02,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Ever since then, I was fascinated
Dialogue: 0,0:00:15.02,0:00:17.68,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,by this incredible language.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:17.68,0:00:20.42,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But to an outsider, it seems to be
Dialogue: 0,0:00:20.42,0:00:23.93,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,as impenetrable as the Great Wall of China.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:23.93,0:00:26.30,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Over the past few years, I've been wondering
Dialogue: 0,0:00:26.30,0:00:28.36,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,if I can break down this wall,
Dialogue: 0,0:00:28.36,0:00:30.95,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,so anyone who wants to understand and appreciate
Dialogue: 0,0:00:30.95,0:00:34.86,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,the beauty of this sophisticated language could do so.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:34.86,0:00:39.17,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I started thinking about how a new, fast method
Dialogue: 0,0:00:39.17,0:00:42.02,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,of learning Chinese might be useful.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:42.02,0:00:46.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Since the age of five, I started to learn how to draw
Dialogue: 0,0:00:46.00,0:00:49.01,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,every single stroke for each character
Dialogue: 0,0:00:49.01,0:00:51.55,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,in the correct sequence.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:51.55,0:00:53.61,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I learned new characters every day
Dialogue: 0,0:00:53.61,0:00:56.34,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,during the course of the next 15 years.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:56.34,0:00:58.46,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Since we only have five minutes,
Dialogue: 0,0:00:58.46,0:01:02.09,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,it's better that we have a fast and simpler way.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:02.09,0:01:05.62,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,A Chinese scholar would understand 20,000 characters.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:05.62,0:01:10.73,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,You only need 1,000 to understand the basic literacy.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:10.73,0:01:14.74,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The top 200 will allow you to comprehend
Dialogue: 0,0:01:14.74,0:01:17.64,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,40 percent of basic literature --
Dialogue: 0,0:01:17.64,0:01:20.52,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,enough to read road signs, restaurant menus,
Dialogue: 0,0:01:20.52,0:01:23.52,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to understand the basic idea of the web pages
Dialogue: 0,0:01:23.52,0:01:25.46,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,or the newspapers.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:25.46,0:01:27.66,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Today I'm going to start with eight
Dialogue: 0,0:01:27.66,0:01:29.55,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to show you how the method works.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:29.55,0:01:31.47,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,You are ready?
Dialogue: 0,0:01:31.47,0:01:34.16,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Open your mouth as wide as possible
Dialogue: 0,0:01:34.16,0:01:36.20,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,until it's square.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:36.20,0:01:38.88,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,You get a mouth.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:38.88,0:01:41.97,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,This is a person going for a walk.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:41.97,0:01:45.10,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Person.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:45.10,0:01:47.81,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,If the shape of the fire is a person
Dialogue: 0,0:01:47.81,0:01:50.08,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,with two arms on both sides,
Dialogue: 0,0:01:50.08,0:01:52.25,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,as if she was yelling frantically,
Dialogue: 0,0:01:52.25,0:01:55.80,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,"Help! I'm on fire!" --
Dialogue: 0,0:01:55.80,0:01:59.97,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,This symbol actually is originally from the shape of the flame,
Dialogue: 0,0:01:59.97,0:02:03.78,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,but I like to think that way. Whichever works for you.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:03.78,0:02:06.04,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,This is a tree.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:06.04,0:02:08.14,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Tree.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:08.14,0:02:12.57,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,This is a mountain.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:12.57,0:02:15.17,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The sun.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:17.46,0:02:22.11,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The moon.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:22.11,0:02:24.09,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The symbol of the door
Dialogue: 0,0:02:24.09,0:02:29.79,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,looks like a pair of saloon doors in the wild west.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:29.79,0:02:33.53,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I call these eight characters radicals.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:33.53,0:02:35.30,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,They are the building blocks
Dialogue: 0,0:02:35.30,0:02:39.43,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,for you to create lots more characters.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:39.43,0:02:41.16,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,A person.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:41.16,0:02:45.43,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,If someone walks behind, that is "to follow."
Dialogue: 0,0:02:45.43,0:02:47.56,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,As the old saying goes,
Dialogue: 0,0:02:47.56,0:02:51.29,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,two is company, three is a crowd.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:51.29,0:02:54.20,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,If a person stretched their arms wide,
Dialogue: 0,0:02:54.20,0:02:58.85,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,this person is saying, "It was this big."
Dialogue: 0,0:02:58.85,0:03:02.70,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The person inside the mouth, the person is trapped.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:02.70,0:03:08.54,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,He's a prisoner, just like Jonah inside the whale.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:08.54,0:03:12.04,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,One tree is a tree. Two trees together, we have the woods.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:12.04,0:03:15.59,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Three trees together, we create the forest.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:15.59,0:03:19.66,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Put a plank underneath the tree, we have the foundation.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:19.66,0:03:23.80,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Put a mouth on the top of the tree, that's "idiot." (Laughter)
Dialogue: 0,0:03:23.80,0:03:25.88,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Easy to remember,
Dialogue: 0,0:03:25.88,0:03:30.82,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,since a talking tree is pretty idiotic.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:30.82,0:03:32.86,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Remember fire?
Dialogue: 0,0:03:32.86,0:03:35.53,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Two fires together, I get really hot.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:35.53,0:03:38.38,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Three fires together, that's a lot of flames.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:38.38,0:03:42.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Set the fire underneath the two trees, it's burning.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:42.99,0:03:46.08,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,For us, the sun is the source of prosperity.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:46.08,0:03:48.26,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Two suns together, prosperous.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:48.26,0:03:50.62,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Three together, that's sparkles.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:50.62,0:03:52.64,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Put the sun and the moon shining together,
Dialogue: 0,0:03:52.64,0:03:53.94,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,it's brightness.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:53.94,0:03:58.17,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It also means tomorrow, after a day and a night.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:58.17,0:04:02.65,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The sun is coming up above the horizon. Sunrise.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:02.65,0:04:05.76,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,A door. Put a plank inside the door,
Dialogue: 0,0:04:05.76,0:04:07.81,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,it's a door bolt.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:07.81,0:04:10.78,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Put a mouth inside the door, asking questions.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:10.78,0:04:14.11,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Knock knock. Is anyone home?
Dialogue: 0,0:04:14.11,0:04:16.100,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,This person is sneaking out of a door,
Dialogue: 0,0:04:16.100,0:04:19.83,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,escaping, evading.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:19.83,0:04:21.98,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,On the left, we have a woman.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:21.98,0:04:24.14,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Two women together, they have an argument.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:24.14,0:04:26.28,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(Laughter)
Dialogue: 0,0:04:26.28,0:04:32.79,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Three women together, be careful, it's adultery.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:32.79,0:04:36.30,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So we have gone through almost 30 characters.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:36.30,0:04:39.64,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,By using this method, the first eight radicals
Dialogue: 0,0:04:39.64,0:04:41.64,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,will allow you to build 32.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:41.64,0:04:43.40,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The next group of eight characters
Dialogue: 0,0:04:43.40,0:04:45.60,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,will build an extra 32.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:45.60,0:04:47.90,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So with very little effort,
Dialogue: 0,0:04:47.90,0:04:50.16,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,you will be able to learn a couple hundred characters,
Dialogue: 0,0:04:50.16,0:04:52.72,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,which is the same as a Chinese eight-year-old.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:52.72,0:04:56.26,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So after we know the characters, we start building phrases.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:56.26,0:04:58.96,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,For example, the mountain and the fire together,
Dialogue: 0,0:04:58.96,0:05:01.89,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,we have fire mountain. It's a volcano.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:01.89,0:05:05.21,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We know Japan is the land of the rising sun.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:05.21,0:05:08.62,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,This is a sun placed with the origin,
Dialogue: 0,0:05:08.62,0:05:11.75,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,because Japan lies to the east of China.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:11.75,0:05:15.64,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So a sun, origin together, we build Japan.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:15.64,0:05:18.60,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,A person behind Japan, what do we get?
Dialogue: 0,0:05:18.60,0:05:21.70,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,A Japanese person.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:21.70,0:05:24.50,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The character on the left is two mountains
Dialogue: 0,0:05:24.50,0:05:26.61,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,stacked on top of each other.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:26.61,0:05:29.83,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,In ancient China, that means in exile,
Dialogue: 0,0:05:29.83,0:05:32.26,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,because Chinese emperors, they put their political enemies
Dialogue: 0,0:05:32.26,0:05:34.64,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,in exile beyond mountains.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:34.64,0:05:39.65,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Nowadays, exile has turned into getting out.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:39.65,0:05:42.22,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,A mouth which tells you where to get out
Dialogue: 0,0:05:42.22,0:05:44.15,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,is an exit.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:44.15,0:05:47.79,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,This is a slide to remind me that I should stop talking
Dialogue: 0,0:05:47.79,0:05:49.67,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and get off of the stage. Thank you.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:49.67,0:05:53.64,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(Applause)