# November 2nd 2024 Simplified Curriculum Update

**URL:** <https://community.hanzihero.com/t/november-2nd-2024-simplified-curriculum-update/3547>\
**Category:** Simplified Curriculum Updates\
**Created:** [November 2, 2024, 1:41am UTC](https://community.hanzihero.com/t/november-2nd-2024-simplified-curriculum-update/3547 "2024-11-02T01:41:07Z")\
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**Author:** ![kevin](https://community-cdn.hanzihero.com/user_avatar/community.hanzihero.com/kevin/32/68_2.png) [@kevin](https://community.hanzihero.com/u/kevin)\
**Post date:** [November 2, 2024, 1:41am UTC](https://community.hanzihero.com/t/november-2nd-2024-simplified-curriculum-update/3547/1 "2024-11-02T01:41:07Z")

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# Breaking changes

- [酵 to ferment](https://hanzihero.com/simplified/characters/%E9%85%B5) pinyin change: xiao4 → jiao4

This has been updated to be in line with standard Mainland Mandarin pronunciation. It will be reset for those who have previously learned it.

# Characters

## Updated

- [埋 to bury](https://hanzihero.com/simplified/characters/%E5%9F%8B) meaning change: bury → to bury
- [埋 to bury](https://hanzihero.com/simplified/characters/%E5%9F%8B) alternate meanings: `bury`, `burying`, `buries`, `buried`
- [埋 to bury](https://hanzihero.com/simplified/characters/%E5%9F%8B) mnemonic change
- [执 to clench](https://hanzihero.com/simplified/characters/%E6%89%A7) meaning change: clench → to clench
- [执 to clench](https://hanzihero.com/simplified/characters/%E6%89%A7) alternate meanings: `clench`, `clenching`, `clenches`, `clenched`
- [葬 to bury](https://hanzihero.com/simplified/characters/%E8%91%AC) meaning change: bury → to bury
- [葬 to bury](https://hanzihero.com/simplified/characters/%E8%91%AC) alternate meanings: `bury`, `burying`, `buries`, `buried`, `to inter`, `inter`, `interred`
- [臣 feudal subject](https://hanzihero.com/simplified/characters/%E8%87%A3) alternate meanings: `feudal servant`, `feudal official`, `serf`
- [愁 to worry](https://hanzihero.com/simplified/characters/%E6%84%81) meaning change: gloomy → to worry
- [愁 to worry](https://hanzihero.com/simplified/characters/%E6%84%81) alternate meanings: `worry`, `worried`, `worries`, `worrying`, `gloomy`, `gloom`, `moody`
- [愁 to worry](https://hanzihero.com/simplified/characters/%E6%84%81) mnemonic change
- [楼 multistory building](https://hanzihero.com/simplified/characters/%E6%A5%BC) alternate meanings: `multistorey building`, `building`
- [伸 to extend](https://hanzihero.com/simplified/characters/%E4%BC%B8) meaning change: extend → to extend
- [伸 to extend](https://hanzihero.com/simplified/characters/%E4%BC%B8) alternate meanings: `extend`, `extending`, `extended`, `extends`
- [杀 to kill](https://hanzihero.com/simplified/characters/%E6%9D%80) meaning change: kill → to kill
- [杀 to kill](https://hanzihero.com/simplified/characters/%E6%9D%80) alternate meanings: `kill`, `killed`, `kills`, `killing`
- [悬 to suspend](https://hanzihero.com/simplified/characters/%E6%82%AC) meaning change: suspend → to suspend
- [悬 to suspend](https://hanzihero.com/simplified/characters/%E6%82%AC) alternate meanings: `suspend`, `suspends`, `suspending`, `suspended`, `hang`, `to hang`
- [扭 to twist](https://hanzihero.com/simplified/characters/%E6%89%AD) meaning change: twist → to twist
- [扭 to twist](https://hanzihero.com/simplified/characters/%E6%89%AD) alternate meanings: `twist`, `twists`, `twisted`, `twisting`
- [夺 to take by force](https://hanzihero.com/simplified/characters/%E5%A4%BA) meaning change: take by force → to take by force
- [夺 to take by force](https://hanzihero.com/simplified/characters/%E5%A4%BA) alternate meanings: `take by force`, `takes by force`, `taking by force`, `took by force`, `to take`, `take`, `to seize`, `seize`
- [夺 to take by force](https://hanzihero.com/simplified/characters/%E5%A4%BA) mnemonic change
- [煎 to sauté](https://hanzihero.com/simplified/characters/%E7%85%8E) meaning change: sauté → to sauté
- [煎 to sauté](https://hanzihero.com/simplified/characters/%E7%85%8E) alternate meanings: `sauté`, `sautéed`, `sautéing`, `sautés`, `to saute`, `saute`, `sauteed`, `sauteing`, `sautes`, `to pan fry`, `pan fry`
- [煎 to sauté](https://hanzihero.com/simplified/characters/%E7%85%8E) mnemonic change
- [塌 to collapse](https://hanzihero.com/simplified/characters/%E5%A1%8C) meaning change: collapse → to collapse
- [塌 to collapse](https://hanzihero.com/simplified/characters/%E5%A1%8C) alternate meanings: `collapse`, `collapsing`, `collapsed`, `collapses`, `to fall down`, `fall down`
- [悟 to realize](https://hanzihero.com/simplified/characters/%E6%82%9F) meaning change: realize → to realize
- [悟 to realize](https://hanzihero.com/simplified/characters/%E6%82%9F) alternate meanings: `realize`, `realizes`, `realizing`, `realized`
- [扰 to harass](https://hanzihero.com/simplified/characters/%E6%89%B0) meaning change: harass → to harass
- [扰 to harass](https://hanzihero.com/simplified/characters/%E6%89%B0) alternate meanings: `harass`, `harasses`, `harassing`, `harassed`
- [奔 to dash](https://hanzihero.com/simplified/characters/%E5%A5%94) meaning change: dash → to dash
- [奔 to dash](https://hanzihero.com/simplified/characters/%E5%A5%94) alternate meanings: `dash`, `dashed`, `dashing`, `dashes`
- [愤 indignant](https://hanzihero.com/simplified/characters/%E6%84%A4) alternate meanings: `indignantly`, `indigence`, `angry`
- [抬 to lift](https://hanzihero.com/simplified/characters/%E6%8A%AC) meaning change: lift → to lift
- [抬 to lift](https://hanzihero.com/simplified/characters/%E6%8A%AC) alternate meanings: `lift`, `lifts`, `lifting`, `lifted`, `to elevate`, `elevate`, `to raise`, `raise`
- [崩 to collapse](https://hanzihero.com/simplified/characters/%E5%B4%A9) meaning change: crumble → to collapse
- [崩 to collapse](https://hanzihero.com/simplified/characters/%E5%B4%A9) alternate meanings: `collapse`, `collapses`, `collapsing`, `collapsed`, `to crumble`, `crumble`, `crumbles`, `crumbling`, `crumbled`
- [崩 to collapse](https://hanzihero.com/simplified/characters/%E5%B4%A9) mnemonic change
- [殖 to breed](https://hanzihero.com/simplified/characters/%E6%AE%96) alternate meanings: `breed`, `breeding`, `breeds`, `bred`, `to reproduce`, `reproduce`
- [胁 to coerce](https://hanzihero.com/simplified/characters/%E8%83%81) meaning change: coerce → to coerce
- [胁 to coerce](https://hanzihero.com/simplified/characters/%E8%83%81) alternate meanings: `coerce`, `coerces`, `coerced`, `coercing`
- [胁 to coerce](https://hanzihero.com/simplified/characters/%E8%83%81) mnemonic change
- [溪 creek](https://hanzihero.com/simplified/characters/%E6%BA%AA) alternate meanings: `stream`, `brook`
- [抢 to rob](https://hanzihero.com/simplified/characters/%E6%8A%A2) meaning change: rob → to rob
- [抢 to rob](https://hanzihero.com/simplified/characters/%E6%8A%A2) alternate meanings: `rob`, `robbed`, `robs`, `robbing`, `to steal`, `steal`, `to snatch`, `snatch`
- [抢 to rob](https://hanzihero.com/simplified/characters/%E6%8A%A2) mnemonic change
- [朗 bright](https://hanzihero.com/simplified/characters/%E6%9C%97) alternate meanings: `clear`
- [奏 to play music](https://hanzihero.com/simplified/characters/%E5%A5%8F) meaning change: play music → to play music
- [奏 to play music](https://hanzihero.com/simplified/characters/%E5%A5%8F) alternate meanings: `play music`, `plays music`, `playing music`, `played music`, `to play`, `play`
- [奏 to play music](https://hanzihero.com/simplified/characters/%E5%A5%8F) mnemonic change
- [拨 to allocate](https://hanzihero.com/simplified/characters/%E6%8B%A8) meaning change: allocate → to allocate
- [拨 to allocate](https://hanzihero.com/simplified/characters/%E6%8B%A8) alternate meanings: `allocate`, `allocated`, `allocates`, `allocating`
- [拨 to allocate](https://hanzihero.com/simplified/characters/%E6%8B%A8) mnemonic change
- [谋 scheme](https://hanzihero.com/simplified/characters/%E8%B0%8B) alternate meanings: `to scheme`, `schemes`, `scheming`, `schemed`
- [邪 evil](https://hanzihero.com/simplified/characters/%E9%82%AA) meaning change: demonic → evil
- [邪 evil](https://hanzihero.com/simplified/characters/%E9%82%AA) alternate meanings: `demonic`
- [邪 evil](https://hanzihero.com/simplified/characters/%E9%82%AA) mnemonic change
- [掏 to draw out](https://hanzihero.com/simplified/characters/%E6%8E%8F) meaning change: draw out → to draw out
- [掏 to draw out](https://hanzihero.com/simplified/characters/%E6%8E%8F) alternate meanings: `draw out`, `drew out`, `draws out`, `drawing out`, `to fish out`, `fish out`, `to take out`, `take out`
- [掏 to draw out](https://hanzihero.com/simplified/characters/%E6%8E%8F) mnemonic change
- [爽 refreshing](https://hanzihero.com/simplified/characters/%E7%88%BD) meaning change: refreshed → refreshing
- [爽 refreshing](https://hanzihero.com/simplified/characters/%E7%88%BD) alternate meanings: `refreshed`, `refreshingly`
- [酵 to ferment](https://hanzihero.com/simplified/characters/%E9%85%B5) meaning change: ferment → to ferment
- [酵 to ferment](https://hanzihero.com/simplified/characters/%E9%85%B5) alternate meanings: `ferment`, `fermenting`, `ferments`, `fermented`, `fermentation`
- [酵 to ferment](https://hanzihero.com/simplified/characters/%E9%85%B5) pinyin change: xiao4 → jiao4
- [酵 to ferment](https://hanzihero.com/simplified/characters/%E9%85%B5) mnemonic change
- [擎 to lift up](https://hanzihero.com/simplified/characters/%E6%93%8E) meaning change: lift up → to lift up
- [擎 to lift up](https://hanzihero.com/simplified/characters/%E6%93%8E) alternate meanings: `lift up`, `lifts up`, `lifted up`, `lifting up`, `to hold up`, `hold up`, `to lift`, `lift`

## Newly added

- [踝 ankle](https://hanzihero.com/simplified/characters/%E8%B8%9D)
- [糯 glutinous](https://hanzihero.com/simplified/characters/%E7%B3%AF)

# Words

## Updated

- [埋葬 to bury](https://hanzihero.com/simplified/words/%E5%9F%8B%E8%91%AC) meaning change: bury → to bury
- [埋葬 to bury](https://hanzihero.com/simplified/words/%E5%9F%8B%E8%91%AC) alternate meanings: `bury`, `burying`, `buries`, `buried`
- [埋葬 to bury](https://hanzihero.com/simplified/words/%E5%9F%8B%E8%91%AC) mnemonic change

## Newly added

- [夺目 dazzling](https://hanzihero.com/simplified/words/%E5%A4%BA%E7%9B%AE)
- [夺取 to take by force](https://hanzihero.com/simplified/words/%E5%A4%BA%E5%8F%96)
- [壮观 magnificent](https://hanzihero.com/simplified/words/%E5%A3%AE%E8%A7%82)
- [壮实 sturdy](https://hanzihero.com/simplified/words/%E5%A3%AE%E5%AE%9E)
- [扭伤 to sprain](https://hanzihero.com/simplified/words/%E6%89%AD%E4%BC%A4)
- [脚踝 ankle](https://hanzihero.com/simplified/words/%E8%84%9A%E8%B8%9D)
- [扭转 to turn around](https://hanzihero.com/simplified/words/%E6%89%AD%E8%BD%AC)
- [若是 if](https://hanzihero.com/simplified/words/%E8%8B%A5%E6%98%AF)
- [冷若冰霜 as cold as ice](https://hanzihero.com/simplified/words/%E5%86%B7%E8%8B%A5%E5%86%B0%E9%9C%9C)
- [拨打 to dial](https://hanzihero.com/simplified/words/%E6%8B%A8%E6%89%93)
- [拨款 to allocate funds](https://hanzihero.com/simplified/words/%E6%8B%A8%E6%AC%BE)
- [水渠 water canal](https://hanzihero.com/simplified/words/%E6%B0%B4%E6%B8%A0)
- [渠道 channel](https://hanzihero.com/simplified/words/%E6%B8%A0%E9%81%93)
- [凉爽 cool and refreshing](https://hanzihero.com/simplified/words/%E5%87%89%E7%88%BD)
- [爽快 frank](https://hanzihero.com/simplified/words/%E7%88%BD%E5%BF%AB)
- [阴谋 conspiracy](https://hanzihero.com/simplified/words/%E9%98%B4%E8%B0%8B)
- [谋杀 to murder](https://hanzihero.com/simplified/words/%E8%B0%8B%E6%9D%80)
- [演奏 to perform music](https://hanzihero.com/simplified/words/%E6%BC%94%E5%A5%8F)
- [伴奏 to accompany musically](https://hanzihero.com/simplified/words/%E4%BC%B4%E5%A5%8F)
- [醒悟 to come to realize](https://hanzihero.com/simplified/words/%E9%86%92%E6%82%9F)
- [领悟 to comprehend](https://hanzihero.com/simplified/words/%E9%A2%86%E6%82%9F)
- [耳膜 eardrum](https://hanzihero.com/simplified/words/%E8%80%B3%E8%86%9C)
- [面膜 facial mask](https://hanzihero.com/simplified/words/%E9%9D%A2%E8%86%9C)
- [掏钱 to pay](https://hanzihero.com/simplified/words/%E6%8E%8F%E9%92%B1)
- [掏枪 to draw a gun](https://hanzihero.com/simplified/words/%E6%8E%8F%E6%9E%AA)
- [威胁 to threaten](https://hanzihero.com/simplified/words/%E5%A8%81%E8%83%81)
- [威信 prestige](https://hanzihero.com/simplified/words/%E5%A8%81%E4%BF%A1)
- [水槽 water trough](https://hanzihero.com/simplified/words/%E6%B0%B4%E6%A7%BD)
- [辣椒 chili pepper](https://hanzihero.com/simplified/words/%E8%BE%A3%E6%A4%92)
- [胡椒 black pepper](https://hanzihero.com/simplified/words/%E8%83%A1%E6%A4%92)
- [肉粽 meat rice dumpling](https://hanzihero.com/simplified/words/%E8%82%89%E7%B2%BD)
- [粽子 rice dumpling](https://hanzihero.com/simplified/words/%E7%B2%BD%E5%AD%90)
- [糯米 sticky rice](https://hanzihero.com/simplified/words/%E7%B3%AF%E7%B1%B3)
- [寡妇 widow](https://hanzihero.com/simplified/words/%E5%AF%A1%E5%A6%87)
- [就寝 to go to bed](https://hanzihero.com/simplified/words/%E5%B0%B1%E5%AF%9D)
- [煎蛋 fried egg](https://hanzihero.com/simplified/words/%E7%85%8E%E8%9B%8B)
- [引擎 engine](https://hanzihero.com/simplified/words/%E5%BC%95%E6%93%8E)
- [发酵 to ferment](https://hanzihero.com/simplified/words/%E5%8F%91%E9%85%B5)
- [酵母 yeast](https://hanzihero.com/simplified/words/%E9%85%B5%E6%AF%8D)
- [手臂 arm](https://hanzihero.com/simplified/words/%E6%89%8B%E8%87%82)
- [右臂 right arm](https://hanzihero.com/simplified/words/%E5%8F%B3%E8%87%82)
- [鞭打 to whip](https://hanzihero.com/simplified/words/%E9%9E%AD%E6%89%93)
- [鞭子 whip](https://hanzihero.com/simplified/words/%E9%9E%AD%E5%AD%90)
- [海滨 seaside](https://hanzihero.com/simplified/words/%E6%B5%B7%E6%BB%A8)
- [湖滨 lakeside](https://hanzihero.com/simplified/words/%E6%B9%96%E6%BB%A8)
- [恭喜 to congratulate](https://hanzihero.com/simplified/words/%E6%81%AD%E5%96%9C)
- [别墅 villa](https://hanzihero.com/simplified/words/%E5%88%AB%E5%A2%85)
- [稠密 dense](https://hanzihero.com/simplified/words/%E7%A8%A0%E5%AF%86)
- [黏稠 viscous](https://hanzihero.com/simplified/words/%E9%BB%8F%E7%A8%A0)
- [悬殊 vastly different](https://hanzihero.com/simplified/words/%E6%82%AC%E6%AE%8A)
- [多亏 thanks to](https://hanzihero.com/simplified/words/%E5%A4%9A%E4%BA%8F)
- [倡议 to propose](https://hanzihero.com/simplified/words/%E5%80%A1%E8%AE%AE)
- [延伸 to extend](https://hanzihero.com/simplified/words/%E5%BB%B6%E4%BC%B8)
- [抬头 to lift the head](https://hanzihero.com/simplified/words/%E6%8A%AC%E5%A4%B4)
- [抬头挺胸 head up and chest out](https://hanzihero.com/simplified/words/%E6%8A%AC%E5%A4%B4%E6%8C%BA%E8%83%B8)
- [文凭 diploma](https://hanzihero.com/simplified/words/%E6%96%87%E5%87%AD)
- [凭证 proof](https://hanzihero.com/simplified/words/%E5%87%AD%E8%AF%81)
- [乡愁 homesickness](https://hanzihero.com/simplified/words/%E4%B9%A1%E6%84%81)
- [发愁 to worry](https://hanzihero.com/simplified/words/%E5%8F%91%E6%84%81)
- [愁容 worried look](https://hanzihero.com/simplified/words/%E6%84%81%E5%AE%B9)
- [执意 to insist on](https://hanzihero.com/simplified/words/%E6%89%A7%E6%84%8F)
- [执照 license](https://hanzihero.com/simplified/words/%E6%89%A7%E7%85%A7)
- [开朗 cheerful](https://hanzihero.com/simplified/words/%E5%BC%80%E6%9C%97)
- [朗读 to read aloud](https://hanzihero.com/simplified/words/%E6%9C%97%E8%AF%BB)
- [公吨 metric ton](https://hanzihero.com/simplified/words/%E5%85%AC%E5%90%A8)
- [打鼓 to play a drum](https://hanzihero.com/simplified/words/%E6%89%93%E9%BC%93)
- [增添 to increase](https://hanzihero.com/simplified/words/%E5%A2%9E%E6%B7%BB)
- [傍午 around noon](https://hanzihero.com/simplified/words/%E5%82%8D%E5%8D%88)
- [绘声绘色 vivid](https://hanzihero.com/simplified/words/%E7%BB%98%E5%A3%B0%E7%BB%98%E8%89%B2)
- [埋藏 to bury](https://hanzihero.com/simplified/words/%E5%9F%8B%E8%97%8F)
- [气愤 indignant](https://hanzihero.com/simplified/words/%E6%B0%94%E6%84%A4)
- [愤怒 angry](https://hanzihero.com/simplified/words/%E6%84%A4%E6%80%92)
- [繁殖 to breed](https://hanzihero.com/simplified/words/%E7%B9%81%E6%AE%96)
- [城镇 town](https://hanzihero.com/simplified/words/%E5%9F%8E%E9%95%87)
- [镇定 calm](https://hanzihero.com/simplified/words/%E9%95%87%E5%AE%9A)
- [津津有味 with great interest](https://hanzihero.com/simplified/words/%E6%B4%A5%E6%B4%A5%E6%9C%89%E5%91%B3)
- [氏族 clan](https://hanzihero.com/simplified/words/%E6%B0%8F%E6%97%8F)
- [姓氏 surname](https://hanzihero.com/simplified/words/%E5%A7%93%E6%B0%8F)
- [邪恶 evil](https://hanzihero.com/simplified/words/%E9%82%AA%E6%81%B6)
- [无邪 innocent](https://hanzihero.com/simplified/words/%E6%97%A0%E9%82%AA)
- [耕地 farmland](https://hanzihero.com/simplified/words/%E8%80%95%E5%9C%B0)
- [耕作 farming](https://hanzihero.com/simplified/words/%E8%80%95%E4%BD%9C)
- [山崩 landslide](https://hanzihero.com/simplified/words/%E5%B1%B1%E5%B4%A9)
- [崩塌 to collapse](https://hanzihero.com/simplified/words/%E5%B4%A9%E5%A1%8C)
- [预兆 omen](https://hanzihero.com/simplified/words/%E9%A2%84%E5%85%86)
- [情侣 lovers](https://hanzihero.com/simplified/words/%E6%83%85%E4%BE%A3)
- [僧人 Buddhist monk](https://hanzihero.com/simplified/words/%E5%83%A7%E4%BA%BA)
- [僧侣 Buddhist monk](https://hanzihero.com/simplified/words/%E5%83%A7%E4%BE%A3)
- [大猩猩 gorilla](https://hanzihero.com/simplified/words/%E5%A4%A7%E7%8C%A9%E7%8C%A9)
- [初衷 original intention](https://hanzihero.com/simplified/words/%E5%88%9D%E8%A1%B7)
- [小溪 brook](https://hanzihero.com/simplified/words/%E5%B0%8F%E6%BA%AA)
- [溪水 creek water](https://hanzihero.com/simplified/words/%E6%BA%AA%E6%B0%B4)