The application of Chinese characters to motivations to learn Chinese as a second lang uage

Chinese characters are not a simple, symbolic language system but a language with bases, which carries diverse cultural elements. Applying the cultural bases of Chinese characters to teaching Chinese as a second language can not only help students understand and memorize Chinese characters better, but also understand Chinese culture better. In this paper, we analyze Chinese characters, vocabulary and Chinese culture, based on our experiences of teaching Chinese as a second language. According to the learning habits of foreign students, we use different types of Chinese characters as examples to explore the characteristics between language symbols and their meanings. We aim to provide some ideas for Chinese language teaching from the perspectives of the emergence and development of Chinese characters. Chinese learners can read Chinese characters with the help of Chinese character bases, according to learners’ different Chinese levels. Besides reading characters, students can properly understand the linguistic meaning and grammar of Chinese characters. They can also expand vocabulary and spread Chinese culture, so that foreign students can understand and master the meanings of Chinese characters, improve their learning of Chinese characters, and increase their confidence in learning Chinese.