Created by entrepreneur ShaoLan Hsueh, Chineasy is a strategic, easy-learning project that aims to teach people to recognize Chinese characters through simple illustrations.



ShaoLan, who is a Taiwanese native living in London, first realized how difficult it was for English-speakers to learn Chinese when she tried to teach it to her own kids.

In this TED talk below, she explains how it all starts from nine basic characters which form the building blocks to learning the language:



For more on the project, head over to the official Kickstarter page