Depends on what kind of method you like. Flash cards are pretty good, but if you feel comfortable with learning from lists that can be effective as well. Remember that memorizing characters is not the same as memorizing actual vocabulary. It's just part of the whole learning process. Once you know about 3000-5000 characters you still need to learn thousands of combinations that make up different words. Don't let this put you off though, where there's a will, there's a way. ;) Good luck! 祝你好运！

learning/memorising chinese characters just like learing/memorising English words,the difference is the way in spelling and voicing,just use it as often as you can,pracice makes perfect.good luck.

you can first learning the basic characters . and ,talk with each other who good at chinese ..

I think you can learn the pinyin first.and the most useful way is listening as much as you can.Sooner you will be as good as Harregarre! Trust me

First, learning the basic strokes, then practice with em~ when u finished strokes, then radical. Radicals are a part of a character, sometimes 1/2. and sometimes1/3, all depends. And after all, the pronounciation of the word can also help u memorise them~