Essays
Can You Turn Hanzi Practice Into a Time-Lapse Video?
A time-lapse of your handwriting is a sharing and accountability tool, not the learning. Here is how to film it, and why the from-memory drawing is what counts.
Lawrence Arya··6 min
Essays
Hyperlapse Videos of Writing Chinese Characters
Sped-up clips of writing Hanzi are satisfying and great for sharing. Here is how to make them, and why the practice behind the video is what really counts.
Lawrence Arya··5 min
Essays
A Pastel, Customizable Hanzi Stroke-Tracing App
A calm pastel theme can make Hanzi practice a habit you actually keep. Here is why aesthetics help, what to look for, and where the real learning happens.
Lawrence Arya··5 min
Playbooks
A Handwriting Helper for Journaling in Chinese
Journaling in Chinese is great practice, until you blank on a character. Here is how a writing helper should work, and why recall beats a permanent crutch.
Lawrence Arya··5 min
Essays
Exporting Hanzi as Transparent PNGs vs Learning Them
Wanting clean transparent-background character PNGs for your notes is a design need, not a learning one. Here is the honest distinction, and what builds actual writing ability.
Lawrence Arya··5 min