🀄 Day 18 — Radicals 16–20
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” — 20 cards. Write previous 15.
- “SpoonFed Chinese” — 25 cards.
🆕 New Content (30 min)
| # | Radical | Name | Meaning | Examples |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16 | 目 | mù | eye | 看, 睡, 眼 |
| 17 | 耳 | ěr | ear | 闻, 职, 聪 |
| 18 | 车 | chē | vehicle | 车, 辆, 转 |
| 19 | 马 | mǎ | horse | 马, 骑, 妈 |
| 20 | 鸟 | niǎo | bird | 鸟, 鸡, 鸭 |
✏️ Exercises
- Write Each 15× (15 min): Pleco stroke order.
- Semantic Stories (10 min): 看=手(hand) over 目(eye) = looking! 妈=女(woman) + 马(mǎ sound) = mom. 聪=耳(ear) + 总 — smart people listen.
- Dictation (5 min): Pleco audio → radical name → you write character.
🎧 Listening (10 min)
🎧 YouTube: “Chinese radicals story”
🗣️ Output (5 min)
✍️ Write all 20 radicals from memory.
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