🀄 Day 17 — Radicals 11–15
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” — 15 cards. Write Days 15–16 radicals.
- Numbers 0–10: say + write digits.
🆕 New Content (30 min)
| # | Radical | Name | Meaning | Examples |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 | 言 / 讠 | yán | speech | 说, 话, 请 |
| 12 | 走 | zǒu | walk | 起, 超, 赶 |
| 13 | 食 / 饣 | shí | food | 饭, 饱, 饿 |
| 14 | 金 / 钅 | jīn | metal/gold | 钱, 银, 铁 |
| 15 | 门 | mén | door/gate | 门, 间, 问 |
✏️ Exercises
- Write Each 15× (15 min): With Pleco stroke order.
- Decomposition Game (10 min): 说=讠+兑, 饭=饣+反, 钱=钅+戋, 问=门+口. 90% of characters = meaning radical + sound component!
- Speed Test (5 min): See radical → say name + meaning. Under 30 seconds for all 15.
🎧 Listening (10 min)
🎧 ChinesePod Newbie — listen for words with these radicals.
🗣️ Output (5 min)
✍️ Write all 15 radicals from memory.
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