Playbooks
Practicing Your Chinese Name for Forms, Offline
Need to write your name in Chinese on forms and want to practice it offline? It is a small, focused set you can master. Here is how to make it reliable.
Lawrence Arya··4 min
Essays
Relearning to Write Mandarin After a Brain Injury
Relearning characters after a concussion or brain injury is possible for many people, with patience and the right support. Here is a gentle approach, and an honest medical caveat.
Lawrence Arya··5 min
Playbooks
Writing Your Name Correctly on a Taiwan Marriage Document
Need to sign a Taiwanese marriage certificate in Chinese correctly? You can practice writing your name from memory; the legal steps belong to the registry office.
Lawrence Arya··5 min
Playbooks
How to Sign Chinese Trade Contracts Correctly
Signing a Chinese trade contract by hand means writing your name and key terms correctly. Here is what to be able to write, and where to rely on professionals.
Lawrence Arya··5 min
Playbooks
Stopping Eye Fatigue When Studying Chinese Characters
Dense characters strain the eyes over long sessions. Dark mode, lower brightness, larger characters, warmer color, and regular breaks cut the fatigue, and they don't change how you learn.
Lawrence Arya··5 min
Playbooks
How to Stop Writing Shinjitai Instead of Simplified
Japanese speakers often write the shinjitai form when they mean the simplified Chinese one. Here is why the habit fires and how to retrain it from memory.
Lawrence Arya··5 min
Playbooks
Teaching Your Child Hanzi When You Forgot It Yourself
Want to teach your child to write Chinese but you have forgotten how yourself? You don't have to be the expert. Here is how to teach and relearn together.
Lawrence Arya··5 min
Playbooks
How to Trace Acupuncture Point Characters Correctly
Acupuncture point names use precise characters. Here is a practical method to write them correctly, from components and stroke order to from-memory recall.
Lawrence Arya··5 min
Essays
Writing Mo Dao Zu Shi Character Names Accurately
Mo Dao Zu Shi names like 魏无羡 are real, meaningful Chinese. Here is why writing them by hand is great practice and how to go from recognizing to producing them.
Lawrence Arya··4 min
Playbooks
Practicing Ancient Chinese Script: Oracle Bone and Bronze Forms
Want to practice ancient Chinese script like jiaguwen or bronze forms? You can drill specific forms you choose, but reading them is specialist work. Here is the take.
Lawrence Arya··5 min
Playbooks
How to Trace Your Name in Chinese Accurately
Want to write your name in Chinese correctly? Here is how to get an accurate version first, then learn to write it by hand so it is truly yours.
Lawrence Arya··5 min
Playbooks
Training Apple Pencil Pressure for Brush Calligraphy
A real brush stroke lives in its pressure changes. Here is how to train Apple Pencil pressure control for convincing Chinese calligraphy, step by step.
Lawrence Arya··5 min