Heisig's method to other sources?

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zodiac Member
Registered: 2008-04-01 Posts: 123

Anyone applied Heisig's method to anything other than RTK itself? For example zhongwen.com.

Tobberoth Member
From: Sweden Registered: 2008-08-25 Posts: 3364

I don't really understand what you mean. Heisigs method has to do with creating stories about radicals, I don't see how it could be used in other situations than kanji, hanzi and other similar writing styles.

I'm sure using visual memory is a common part of other techniques if that's what you mean.

Clint Member
From: Los Angeles Registered: 2007-08-14 Posts: 25

Khatzumoto of AJATT fame mentions using the Heisig method with zhongwen in one of the comments accompanying this post

khatzumoto wrote:

I originally learned kanji with the intention of using them for Chinese first, applying the Heisig method to http://www.zhongwen.com

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bodhisamaya Guest

Classical Tibetan sanscript.  It has a rather complicated alphabet that builds upon itself like kanji.  There are only about 1000 words used in all the major Dharma Pujas in Tibetan Buddhism practice so I would need to create 1000 stories. 

My profile pick is of the Tibetan letter AH.  It looks like a 13V~olt battery to me.  It is used in Tantric practice to purify speech and also pacify lust.  So it has a red color.  When a woman uses a "toy" to satisfy lust, maybe she has a 13Volt battery in it.  Perhaps she also moans, AHHH

plumage Member
From: NYC Registered: 2008-05-27 Posts: 194

Heisig's method is usable with the kana, so I don't see why it wouldn't be usable with the Korean characters, for instance.

zodiac Member
Registered: 2008-04-01 Posts: 123

I mean, using a source of kanji other than the jouyou list arranged in his order.

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