Playbooks
How Chinese Character Components Share Space
Balanced characters follow consistent proportion rules: how much space each component takes and where it sits. Here is a practical guide to component spacing.
Lawrence Arya··5 min
Playbooks
Practicing Simplified Chinese Offline on a Flight
Want to practice simplified Chinese on a flight in airplane mode, with no wifi? Offline practice turns dead time into real progress. Here is what to look for.
Lawrence Arya··4 min
Playbooks
How Many Times to Write a Hanzi to Never Forget It?
There is no magic number of repetitions to never forget a character. Here is why spacing, not raw reps, is what makes a hanzi stick, and how to practice it.
Lawrence Arya··5 min
Playbooks
An iOS Widget for One Random Hanzi a Day?
Want an iOS homescreen widget that shows one random Hanzi to draw each day? It is a great habit nudge, and a daily character fits how memory works. Here is the idea.
Lawrence Arya··5 min
Research
NSDR and Character Study: Rest Helps, But Reps Teach
Non-sleep deep rest can support focus and recovery around study, and rest does help memory consolidate. But NSDR is not the practice, the from-memory reps and spacing are. Here is the honest pairing.
Lawrence Arya··5 min
Playbooks
Building Long-Term Character Retention for a Language Test
Need to retain Chinese characters for a high-stakes language test, not just cram them? Durable retention comes from spaced, from-memory practice. Here is how.
Lawrence Arya··5 min
Playbooks
From Writing a Character 50 Times to Smarter Practice
Still writing each character 50 times? Massed repetition has diminishing returns. Component-based, spaced from-memory practice learns faster. Here is the transition.
Lawrence Arya··5 min