Starter lesson 1

Build five characters that explain the whole game.

Start with sun, moon, and tree. Then combine those shapes into bright and woods, the simplest proof that Hanzi parts carry meaning.

What this lesson teaches

The first five shapes

These characters are small, visual, and reusable. They make a clean first experience before the full Starter 50 trail.

01StoryBegin with the sun. In modern writing it becomes a firm box with a line of light inside.
02BuildPick the sun block to forge 日.
03StrokeStroke
04QuizYes. That meaning fits the character.

Build

Put sun and moon together. Two light sources make the idea of brightness visible.

Build

One tree becomes two. When 木 repeats, the meaning grows into woods.

Lesson steps

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日

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Begin with the sun. In modern writing it becomes a firm box with a line of light inside.

Story

Think of a bright window in the sky: outside edge first, then the inner stroke.

Parts

Build

Stroke

Quiz