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    Thread: Study method, Unihan, CC-CEDICT
Post: Study method, Unihan, CC-CEDICT

Hello gdaxeman ! Thanks for sharing your ideas. These are very detailed and very interesting. gdaxeman Wrote:I've been using a method similar to JimmySeal's and I can say it's very good one to improv...
Dunki Chinese and Hanzi 8 4,005 2012-10-02, 7:08 am
    Thread: Study Log
Post: Study Log

Hello Oniichan ! Any news regarding the uploading of your Anki deck related to the top 10k words list? What is your method to learn those word, I mean your Anki reviews (the design of the models)? H...
Dunki Chinese and Hanzi 7 2,804 2012-09-18, 10:15 am
    Thread: For anyone who likes meaningless character count statistics
Post: For anyone who likes meaningless character count s...

Congrats JimmySeal! I think that you have found your own pace (quite fast in fact). @+, Dunki
Dunki Chinese and Hanzi 30 10,738 2012-09-07, 3:20 am
    Thread: Hanzi Breakdown of Top 10,000 words used in TV and movies (simplified)
Post: Hanzi Breakdown of Top 10,000 words used in TV and...

Thank you very much Oniichan for these additional information. Oniichan Wrote:And only 1 in 40 unknown would be 57,160 words learned! Shouldn't it be 1 in 400 or even 1 in 1000? The first 16 additio...
Dunki Chinese and Hanzi 4 4,127 2012-08-09, 6:59 am
    Thread: Hanzi Breakdown of Top 10,000 words used in TV and movies (simplified)
Post: Hanzi Breakdown of Top 10,000 words used in TV and...

Hi Oniichan, Thank you for compiling such a list. I like the way of classifying the Hanzi according to a word frequency list. It suits my way of thinking that one should spend time (money, ...) more ...
Dunki Chinese and Hanzi 4 4,127 2012-08-09, 3:31 am
    Thread: Spreadsheet with RSH + RTH + RTK!
Post: Spreadsheet with RSH + RTH + RTK!

Hello gdaxeman! gdaxeman Wrote:Dunki Wrote:Just one more question: I haven't found a column for the number of strokes. I have entered it in my deck so if you find it useful to add it, I will be glad ...
Dunki Chinese and Hanzi 14 6,860 2012-08-09, 3:04 am
    Thread: Milestones of Achievement
Post: Milestones of Achievement

Hi there, I have searched the forum for such a post but only RTKers have one. I think that Chinese learners deserve one to their own, too. So I start it. Just a few words, to announce the completion...
Dunki Chinese and Hanzi 0 946 2012-08-08, 9:55 am
    Thread: Study Log
Post: Study Log

Thanks Oniichan :) Edit: Just read the research paper, it's very interesting! Thanks again. Edit2: I have just dug the list that you have found and it's a freaking awesome words frequency list. Espec...
Dunki Chinese and Hanzi 7 2,804 2012-08-07, 7:02 am
    Thread: Study Log
Post: Study Log

I did not know about the Iverson's method about words list but it is very interesting. I seconds AnnoJourney for the drama frequency list? (You are talking about words list and not character list?) @...
Dunki Chinese and Hanzi 7 2,804 2012-08-07, 4:52 am
    Thread: Spreadsheet with RSH + RTH + RTK!
Post: Spreadsheet with RSH + RTH + RTK!

Ok no problem. Just one more question: I haven't found a column for the number of strokes. I have entered it in my deck so if you find it useful to add it, I will be glad to provide these numbers. H...
Dunki Chinese and Hanzi 14 6,860 2012-08-07, 2:54 am
    Thread: Radical in 直
Post: Radical in 直

Hello AnnoJourney, According to Heisig, it represents an eye that lays on the floor. So you start by a mouth, then you put 3 horizontal lines *inside* the mouth then you close the mouth with one larg...
Dunki Chinese and Hanzi 2 1,326 2012-08-06, 8:14 am
    Thread: Spreadsheet with RSH + RTH + RTK!
Post: Spreadsheet with RSH + RTH + RTK!

Hi gdaxeman, I recently completed both RSH 1 and 2 and here are the differences that I have found so far between the RSH2 book and your Excel sheet. These are the correct hanzi from the RSH2 book: ...
Dunki Chinese and Hanzi 14 6,860 2012-08-06, 7:52 am
    Thread: Error(s) in RSH2
Post: Error(s) in RSH2

Since I recently finished adding all the Hanzi from both RSH1 and RSH2 books, I will give it here the typo and errors both in the books and in the shared list here on the forum. Typo in keyword (alre...
Dunki Chinese and Hanzi 9 3,008 2012-08-06, 5:47 am
    Thread: For anyone who likes meaningless character count statistics
Post: For anyone who likes meaningless character count s...

Thank you a lot JimmySeal ! There is a lot of useful and relevant information in your reply. I am just digging into it right now. The links you provided are excellent and I think it should fit my own ...
Dunki Chinese and Hanzi 30 10,738 2012-07-30, 5:08 am
    Thread: Mnemonics for tones
Post: Mnemonics for tones

Hi turvy, There was an article about tones tricks on sinosplice. Pasden used to associate tones with emotions. It is described here : http://www.sinosplice.com/life/archives/...one-tricks Then it sho...
Dunki Chinese and Hanzi 6 2,685 2012-07-30, 5:00 am
    Thread: For anyone who likes meaningless character count statistics
Post: For anyone who likes meaningless character count s...

Hi Jimmyseal, If you don't mind, can you tell us how long did you study chinese and what were the main steps (stages) of your learning path? I am now more than curious on how you reach such a level a...
Dunki Chinese and Hanzi 30 10,738 2012-07-14, 5:00 pm
    Thread: For anyone who likes meaningless character count statistics
Post: For anyone who likes meaningless character count s...

JimmySeal, keep on posting your progress because these are very insightful (at least for me)! Can't remember if you said when you started HP5? Oh by the way, Good Luck ! (which is far from being luc...
Dunki Chinese and Hanzi 30 10,738 2012-07-13, 6:03 am
    Thread: Remembering the Traditional & Simplified Hanzi Book 2 spreadsheet
Post: Remembering the Traditional & Simplified Hanzi Boo...

Yes fank11, you're right ! The character #2150 is "flatter :: 媚", and #2280 is "hand over, 递" Kind Regards, Dunki
Dunki Chinese and Hanzi 9 6,804 2012-05-22, 10:19 am
    Thread: Error(s) in RSH2
Post: Error(s) in RSH2

Here another one mistake: o #1938 :: 摧 :: wreck :: fingers... pterodactyl Heisig wrote person... pterodactyl for the primitives instead of fingers... pterodactyl. I have checked both Hanzi: 摧 and 催...
Dunki Chinese and Hanzi 9 3,008 2012-04-04, 4:16 am
    Thread: After RTH1/2
Post: After RTH1/2

Hi Bryos, Just a few words to congratulate you for your hard work! What a relief to have finished those damn hanzi ^^ I know this is just the beginning of the journey but still! I can't give you any...
Dunki Chinese and Hanzi 24 3,818 2012-03-31, 5:27 pm
    Thread: Error(s) in RSH2
Post: Error(s) in RSH2

Just some words about the simplified Hanzi o #1559 :: 寡 :: widowed :: house... head... dagger The head is symbolized by 页 in RSH1 and by 頁 in RTH1. Heisig made the assumption that the RSH learners...
Dunki Chinese and Hanzi 9 3,008 2012-03-15, 4:21 am
    Thread: Error(s) in RSH2
Post: Error(s) in RSH2

I think I discovered 2 new mistakes: o #1555 :: 炯 :: Shining :: fire... hood... mouth Heisig wrotes fire... monk for the primitives but monk is 同 not 冋 o #1642 :: 洁 :: Spotl...
Dunki Chinese and Hanzi 9 3,008 2012-03-13, 9:28 am
    Thread: Error(s) in RSH2
Post: Error(s) in RSH2

The keyword for 夫 is husband (in RSH1 at least). It's "the more than one way to do it" motto! Dunki
Dunki Chinese and Hanzi 9 3,008 2012-03-07, 5:56 am
    Thread: Error(s) in RSH2
Post: Error(s) in RSH2

Thank bflatnine for the input! It's very interesting to see how you learners do approach the Hanzi world. It makes me think that after you pile up a huge amount of Hanzi in your head, everything takes...
Dunki Chinese and Hanzi 9 3,008 2012-03-07, 4:47 am
    Thread: Error(s) in RSH2
Post: Error(s) in RSH2

Hi there, Upd: Since I have finished RSH1 and RSH2, I won't update this post anytime soon. At a glance, this post summarizes up the errors for the wrong primitives that Heisig put here and there. Ple...
Dunki Chinese and Hanzi 9 3,008 2012-03-06, 3:16 am
    Thread: Any news when the second book will be published?
Post: Any news when the second book will be published?

Thanks aphasiac for the integration of RSH2! Just to let you know that the only keyword that is different between RTH2 & RSH2 is: RTH#2850 keyword is Mary whereas RSH#2895 keyword is Matteo Final...
Dunki Chinese and Hanzi 110 32,221 2012-03-03, 4:00 pm