Playbooks
Learning to Write Chinese Herbal Medicine Names
Chinese herbal medicine names use traditional characters that recur across formulas. Here is how to learn to write them by hand, by component and from memory.
Lawrence Arya··4 min
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How to Draw the Anatomical Organ Radicals in Hanzi
Most organ characters share the flesh radical ⺼. Learn to draw it and a few others correctly, and a whole family of anatomy characters becomes easy to write.
Lawrence Arya··5 min
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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
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Failed Your TCM Chinese Written Exam? Study Plan
Failed a TCM Chinese written exam? It usually means recognition-based study left you unable to produce the terms. Here is the from-memory plan that fixes it.
Lawrence Arya··5 min
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A Practice Tracker for TCM Characters
TCM students need to track progress through a large, specialized traditional-character vocabulary. Here is how to structure that, and an honest note on tracking features.
Lawrence Arya··5 min
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Writing Practice for Traditional TCM Characters
Traditional Chinese Medicine study leans on traditional and classical characters that general apps skip. Here is how to build and practise that specialized set, honestly.
Lawrence Arya··5 min