🀄 Day 16 — Radicals 6–10
Phase: Phase 1 | Milestone: Foundation — Sound & Script
⏱️ Today’s Session (1 Hour)
| Block | Time | Activity |
|---|---|---|
| Review | 0:00–0:15 | Anki / Pleco SRS flashcards |
| New Content | 0:15–0:45 | Today’s lesson + exercises |
| Listening | 0:45–0:55 | Audio immersion / shadowing |
| Output | 0:55–1:00 | Speak or write original Chinese |
📖 Review (15 min)
- Anki: “Chinese Radicals” — 10 cards. Write Day 15 radicals from memory.
- “SpoonFed Chinese” — 20 cards.
🆕 New Content (30 min)
📖 Reference: Reading & Writing Chinese (Tuttle)
Today’s 5 Radicals
| # | Radical | Name | Meaning | Examples |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | 木 | mù | tree/wood | 林, 机, 桌 |
| 7 | 火 / 灬 | huǒ | fire | 灯, 热, 点 |
| 8 | 土 | tǔ | earth | 地, 坐, 在 |
| 9 | 心 / 忄 | xīn | heart | 想, 忙, 快 |
| 10 | 手 / 扌 | shǒu | hand | 打, 把, 找 |
✏️ Exercises
- Write Each 15 Times (15 min): Use Pleco for stroke order. Say radical name aloud while writing.
- Find the Radical (5 min): 林=木, 热=灬, 地=土, 想=心, 找=扌.
- Memory Stories (10 min): 木=tree with branches. 火=person waving arms on fire. 土=cross on ground. 心=heart shape. 扌=hand with three fingers.
🎧 Listening (10 min)
🎧 YouTube: Chinese radical stories.
🗣️ Output (5 min)
✍️ Write all 10 radicals (Days 15 + 16) from memory.
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