Rènshi le shēngpáng, hěnduō shēngzì de dúyīn jiù néng cāi ge dàgài.
Once you know the phonetic components, you can roughly guess how to read many new characters.
Tips
usage
Most characters are 形声字 (phono-semantic compounds): a 形旁 gives the meaning and a 声旁 the sound. In 河 'river', 氵 means water and 可 gives the sound. Sounds have drifted over the centuries, so a 声旁 is a hint, not a rule: 可 is kě but 河 is hé.
