Essays
ABC Parent Who Forgot How to Write Chinese? Start Here
If you grew up speaking Chinese but lost the handwriting, helping your kid at Saturday school can sting. Here is how to rebuild your characters fast.
Lawrence Arya··5 min
Essays
Mother-Tongue Attrition and Chinese Handwriting
Heritage speakers often lose the ability to write Chinese by hand first. Here is why handwriting attrites before reading, and how from-memory practice rebuilds it.
Lawrence Arya··5 min
Playbooks
Mother-Tongue Attrition: Keeping Characters Alive by Writing
When your mother tongue fades from disuse abroad, physically rewriting characters helps maintain it, and a calm, mindful practice makes it sustainable. For maintenance, write from memory, not just trace.
Lawrence Arya··5 min