🀄 Day 20 — Your First 10 Real Characters
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” — all 25. “SpoonFed” — 25 cards.
- Write numbers 1–10 from memory.
🆕 New Content (30 min)
Your First 10 Characters
| # | Character | Pinyin | Meaning | Components |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 我 | wǒ | I, me | 手(hand) + 戈(spear) |
| 2 | 你 | nǐ | you | 亻(person) + 尔 |
| 3 | 他 | tā | he | 亻 + 也 |
| 4 | 她 | tā | she | 女(woman) + 也 |
| 5 | 是 | shì | to be | 日(sun) + 正(correct) |
| 6 | 好 | hǎo | good | 女 + 子(child) |
| 7 | 人 | rén | person | A walking person |
| 8 | 中 | zhōng | middle/China | Line through box |
| 9 | 国 | guó | country | 囗 + 玉(jade) |
| 10 | 大 | dà | big | Person with arms wide |
✏️ Exercises
- Learn Each Deeply (25 min): Pleco → character → stroke animation → write 10× slowly, saying pronunciation + meaning each time. Cover → write from memory → check. Find the radical in each.
- Dictation (5 min): Pleco audio → pinyin → you write character. 10 characters. Score.
🎧 Listening (10 min)
🎧 Skritter YouTube: How to write Chinese characters
🗣️ Output (5 min)
✍️ Write all 10 characters from dictation. Save as “Day 20 — First 10 Characters.”
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