September 28th 2024 Simplified Curriculum Update

[kevin]

Characters

Updated

• 晶 crystal meaning change: sparkling → crystal

• 晶 crystal alternate meanings: crystals, sparkling

• 晶 crystal mnemonic change

• 贡 tribute mnemonic change

• 飞 to fly meaning change: fly → to fly

• 飞 to fly alternate meanings: flies, flying, flew

• 味 flavor alternate meanings: taste, smell

• 洗 to wash meaning change: wash → to wash

• 洗 to wash alternate meanings: wash, washed, washing, washes

• 迈 to stride meaning change: stride → to stride

• 迈 to stride alternate meanings: stride, strides, striding

• 迈 to stride mnemonic change

• 学 to study meaning change: study → to study

• 学 to study alternate meanings: study, studying, studies, studied

• 烧 to burn meaning change: burn → to burn

• 烧 to burn alternate meanings: burn, burns, burning, burned, fever

• 梅 plum meaning change: plum blossom → plum

• 梅 plum alternate meanings: plum blossom

• 梅 plum mnemonic change

• 增 to increase meaning change: increase → to increase

• 增 to increase alternate meanings: increase, increasing, increases, increased, add, to add

• 养 to raise meaning change: raise → to raise

• 养 to raise alternate meanings: raise, raised, raising, raises

• 养 to raise mnemonic change

• 翔 to soar meaning change: soar → to soar

• 翔 to soar alternate meanings: soar, soars, soaring

• 回 to return meaning change: return → to return

• 回 to return alternate meanings: return, returning, returned, returns

• 打 to strike meaning change: strike → to strike

• 打 to strike alternate meanings: strike, strikes, striking

• 打 to strike mnemonic change

• 抚 to comfort meaning change: comfort → to comfort

• 抚 to comfort alternate meanings: comfort, comforting, comforted, comforts

• 返 to go back meaning change: go back → to go back

• 返 to go back alternate meanings: turn back, go back, went back, to return, return

• 动 to move meaning change: move → to move

• 动 to move alternate meanings: move, moves, moving, moved

• 加 to add meaning change: add → to add

• 加 to add alternate meanings: add, increase, to increase

• 德 morals meaning change: morality → morals

• 德 morals alternate meanings: morality, moral

• 德 morals mnemonic change

• 积 to accumulate meaning change: accumulate → to accumulate

• 积 to accumulate alternate meanings: accumulate, accumulates, accumulating, accumulated

• 诱 to entice meaning change: entice → to entice

• 诱 to entice alternate meanings: entice, enticing, tempt, tempting

• 抽 to take out meaning change: take out → to take out

• 抽 to take out alternate meanings: take out, taking out, pull out, draw out

• 哲 wise meaning change: philosopher → wise

• 哲 wise alternate meanings: wisdom, philosopher, philosophy

• 哲 wise mnemonic change

• 还 to return meaning change: return → to return

• 还 to return alternate meanings: return, returns, give back, giving back, gives back

• 卫 to defend meaning change: defend → to defend

• 卫 to defend alternate meanings: defend, defends, defending, guard, protect

• 辛 pungent meaning change: peppery → pungent

• 辛 pungent alternate meanings: hot in taste, hot, peppery, pepper

• 辛 pungent mnemonic change

• 收 to receive meaning change: receive → to receive

• 收 to receive alternate meanings: receive, receives, received

• 请 to invite meaning change: invite → to invite

• 请 to invite alternate meanings: invite, invites, inviting, invited

• 区 region alternate meanings: district

• 进 to advance meaning change: advance → to advance

• 进 to advance alternate meanings: advance, advanced, advancing, advances

• 蒸 to steam meaning change: steam → to steam

• 蒸 to steam alternate meanings: steam

• 蒸 to steam mnemonic change

• 吓 to frighten meaning change: frighten → to frighten

• 吓 to frighten alternate meanings: frighten, frightens, frightening, frightened, scare

• 鲁 rude updated components: fish, sun

• 鲁 rude mnemonic change

• 焚 to burn meaning change: burn → to burn

• 焚 to burn alternate meanings: burn, burns, burning, burned

• 逻 to patrol meaning change: patrol → to patrol

• 逻 to patrol alternate meanings: patrol, patrols, patrolling

• 键 key meaning change: keyboard key → key

• 键 key alternate meanings: keyboard keys, keyboard key, keys

• 键 key mnemonic change

• 恕 to forgive meaning change: forgive → to forgive

• 恕 to forgive alternate meanings: forgive, pardon, forgives, forgiving

• 添 to increase meaning change: increase → to increase

• 添 to increase alternate meanings: increase, increased, increases, increasing, to add, add

• 拴 to tie meaning change: tie → to tie

• 拴 to tie alternate meanings: tie, bind, ties, tied, fasten

• 拖 to drag meaning change: drag → to drag

• 拖 to drag alternate meanings: drag, drags, dragging, dragged, pull, tug

• 喷 to spurt meaning change: spurt → to spurt

• 喷 to spurt alternate meanings: spurt, spurts, spurted, spurting

• 藏 to store meaning change: hide → to store

• 藏 to store alternate meanings: store, stored, storing, stores, collect, to collect, to hide, hide, hides, hiding, hidden, conceal

• 藏 to store mnemonic change

• 蒙 to cover updated components: halo, ground, pig

• 蒙 to cover mnemonic change

• 朦 dim updated components: moon, pig, halo, ground

• 朦 dim alternate meanings: dimly, dimness

• 朦 dim mnemonic change

• 惜 to cherish meaning change: cherish → to cherish

• 惜 to cherish alternate meanings: cherish, cherishes, cherishing, cherished

• 怜 to pity meaning change: pity → to pity

• 怜 to pity alternate meanings: pity, pities

• 醉 to be drunk meaning change: drunk → to be drunk

• 醉 to be drunk alternate meanings: be drunk, drunk, intoxicated

• 酿 to brew meaning change: brew → to brew

• 酿 to brew alternate meanings: brew, brewing, brews, brewed

• 悲 sad alternate meanings: sadly, sadness

• 瘤 tumor updated components: iron, sword, rice field, snot

• 瘤 tumor mnemonic change

• 匿 to hide meaning change: hide → to hide

• 匿 to hide alternate meanings: hide, hides, hiding, hid, hidden, conceal

• 瞪 to glare meaning change: glare → to glare

• 瞪 to glare alternate meanings: glare, stare, glares, glaring, glared

• 凳 stool mnemonic change

• 郊 suburbs meaning change: outskirts → suburbs

• 郊 suburbs alternate meanings: suburb, outskirt, outskirts

• 郊 suburbs mnemonic change

• 雅 elegant alternate meanings: elegance

• 缸 vat alternate meanings: jar

• 骄 proud alternate meanings: arrogant, proudly, pride

• 冻 to freeze meaning change: freeze → to freeze

• 冻 to freeze alternate meanings: freeze, freezes, frozen, froze

• 涤 to wash meaning change: wash → to wash

• 涤 to wash alternate meanings: wash, washes, cleanse

• 捍 to defend meaning change: defend → to defend

• 捍 to defend alternate meanings: defend, defends, defending

• 峻 lofty updated components: mountain, elbow, foreman, fins

• 峻 lofty mnemonic change

• 酝 to brew meaning change: brew → to brew

• 酝 to brew alternate meanings: brew, brewing, brews, brewed

Newly added

• 箩 bamboo basket

Words

Updated

• 同学 classmate mnemonic change

• 拴住 to tie up meaning change: tie up → to tie up

• 拴住 to tie up alternate meanings: tie up, tied up, tie

• 妓院 brothel examples change

• 留学 study abroad mnemonic change

• 洗澡 take a bath mnemonic change

• 谁说 who says examples change

• 勇敢 brave mnemonic change

• 俗话 proverb examples change

• 滚动 roll mnemonic change

• 飞弹 missile mnemonic change

• 塑料袋 plastic bag examples change

• 活动 activity mnemonic change

• 波动 fluctuation mnemonic change

• 徒弟 apprentice examples change

• 飞碟 flying saucer mnemonic change

• 回忆录 memoir mnemonic change

• 劳动 labor mnemonic change

Newly added

• 螃蟹 crab

• 草莓 strawberry

• 蓝莓 blueberry

• 溺死 to drown to death

• 蔗糖 sucrose

• 甘蔗 sugarcane

• 海豚 dolphin

• 土豚 aardvark

• 动物 animal

• 动物园 zoo

• 冰淇淋 ice cream

• 郊外 outskirts

• 郊区 suburbs

• 市区 city proper

• 房价 housing price

• 文雅 refined

• 优雅 elegant

• 结晶 to crystallize

• 液晶 liquid crystal

• 轻舟 light boat

• 哀求 to implore

• 悲哀 sorrow

• 安抚 to placate

• 抚养费 child support

• 诱人 enticing

• 诱发 to induce

• 米粒 rice grain

• 沙粒 sand grain

• 稻草 rice straw

• 水稻 rice plant

• 菊花 chrysanthemum

• 焚烧 to burn

• 心急如焚 to burn with anxiety

• 自焚 to self-immolate

• 老爹 dad

• 亲爹 biological dad

• 情绪 mood

• 思绪 train of thought

• 骄傲 proud

• 添加 to increase

• 收藏 to collect

• 茶盏 tea cup

• 浴缸 bathtub

• 鱼缸 fish bowl

• 匿名 anonymous

• 隐藏 to hide

• 藏品 collection

• 矿藏 mineral deposits

• 牛粪 cow dung

• 螺旋桨 propeller

• 血腥 bloody

• 腥味 fishy smell

• 伤痕 scar

• 疤痕 scar

• 伤疤 scar

• 古迹 historic site

• 足迹 footprint

• 椰子 coconut

• 屹立 to stand towering

• 酣睡 to sleep soundly

• 放风筝 to fly a kite

• 箩筐 bamboo basket

• 妓女 prostitute

• 芭蕉 Japanese banana

• 花蕾 flower bud

• 芭蕾 ballet

• 捍卫 to defend

• 家园 homeland

• 洗涤剂 detergent

• 洗涤 to wash

• 堆积 to pile up

• 土堆 dirt pile

• 稍微 a little bit

• 稍后 later

• 往返 to go back and forth

• 返回 to return

• 辛辣 pungent

• 辛苦 hard

• 吓一跳 to be startled

• 吓人 frightening

• 皇冠 imperial crown

• 衣冠 attire

• 麻醉 anesthesia

• 喝醉 to get drunk

• 冻结 to freeze

• 冷冻 frozen

• 美德 virtue

• 道德 morality

• 德国 Germany

• 平坦 level

• 坦克 tank

• 关键 crucial

• 键盘 keyboard

• 打字 to type

• 喷泉 fountain

• 师傅 master

• 可惜 it’s a pity

• 珍惜 to treasure

• 自怜 self-pity

• 可怜 pitiful

• 异常 unusual

• 异口同声 in unison

• 恩人 benefactor

• 感恩节 Thanksgiving

• 非凡 extraordinary

• 平凡 ordinary

• 哲学 philosophy

• 哲学家 philosopher

• 拖鞋 slippers

• 拖欠 to be in arrears

• 祖母 paternal grandmother

• 祖先 ancestor

• 梅花 plum blossom

• 梅酒 plum wine

• 石柱 stone pillar

• 柱子 pillar

• 请勿 please do not

• 巡逻 to patrol

• 巡警 patrol officer

• 公仆 public servant

• 仆人 servant

• 迈进 to stride forward

• 年迈 elderly

• 目瞪口呆 dumbstruck

• 瞪眼 to glare

• 妄想 delusion

• 狂妄 arrogant

• 飞翔 to soar

• 滑翔 to glide

• 抽筋 to cramp

• 伤脑筋 to cause a headache

• 火焰 flame

• 宽恕 to forgive

• 沙哑 hoarse

• 哑巴 a mute

• 木炭 charcoal

• 煤炭 coal

• 生姜 fresh ginger

• 姜茶 ginger tea

• 定心丸 calming pill

• 药丸 medicine pill

• 蒸笼 steamer

• 蒸汽 steam

• 油桶 oil drum

• 括弧 parentheses

• 弧形 curve

• 吭声 to utter a word

• 一声不吭 to not utter a word

• 狭隘 narrow

• 狭小 cramped

• 骏马 steed

• 野炊 to have a cookout

• 酝酿 to brew

• 帆船 sailboat

• 帆板 sailboard

• 胳膊 arm

• 砂糖 granulated sugar

• 砂浆 mortar

• 尴尬 awkward

• 婚纱 wedding dress

• 棉纱 cotton yarn

[char]

Nice. Here are some other things that need attention

• 壳 has an 一 ground component when it should not
• 荡 has DISH component instead of FLOWER component
• 衰 has a ROD component instead of an 一 ground component
• 嘱 is missing a 口 mouth component
• 俊 has an 儿 legs component when it should not

[kevin]

Thanks for the report! The fixes for these will go out in the next update.

[mikefernandez]

Thanks for the update!

In the coming year or so ahead should we expect to see a good amount of additional characters added? Or is the focus right now to focus on the addition of words to ensure good coverage for the existing characters?

[kevin]

Yeah right now I am focused on getting ~2 words per HSK character. At the current rate, I expect to be done near end of this year, if not a bit after.

After that, it will be some combination of:

• Adding as many HSK 1-6 words as possible. This should be done at a much faster rate than adding words on the first full-coverage pass for a variety of reasons.
• Adding more characters, aiming for ~4k or so initially.
• Touching up the character, components, and words that were added a while ago.

For characters we already have ~3.9k on the traditional course, a large portion of which could probably be easily ported over to the simplified course as well (which currently has ~3.2k). I’ll have to look into that once the word coverage progresses a bit more.

[mikefernandez]

That makes a lot of sense! I’m probably about a year out from completing all of the current curriculum so not in a huge rush to add any more just wondering what the character coverage is going to look like at some point. I’ve heard that somewhere in the 5000 character range covers most daily reading but I’m sure there’s always going to be one or to characters I’ll need to learn on the fly.

Appreciate the resonse!