Playbooks
Does Left-Handedness Change Chinese Stroke Order?
Left-handed and finding some Chinese sweeps awkward? Stroke order stays the same, but ergonomics can adapt. Here is what should and should not change.
Lawrence Arya··5 min
Playbooks
Hand Fatigue Writing Chinese: Why It Happens and How to Cut It
Hand fatigue during long Chinese writing is mostly effort from non-automatic characters and a tense grip, not a mystery for a diagnostic to track. Build automaticity and the fatigue drops.
Lawrence Arya··5 min
Essays
Switching to Traditional Makes Your Hand Hurt? Why, and the Fix
Traditional characters have more strokes, so jumping from simplified strains a hand used to shortcuts. The ache is real but temporary. Here is why it happens and how to ease it.
Lawrence Arya··5 min