Playbooks
Can You Practice Writing Classical Chinese Texts by Hand?
Hand-copying classical passages in traditional characters is a real, old practice. Here is how to do it from memory, offline, with no translator bolted on.
Lawrence Arya··5 min
Playbooks
Learning Traditional Characters for Taiwanese Dramas
Taiwanese dramas use traditional characters in their subtitles. If you read simplified, here is how to bridge to traditional, and how much writing practice you actually need.
Lawrence Arya··5 min
Playbooks
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
Playbooks
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
Essays
TOCFL Band B and Handwriting: What Is Tested
Worried TOCFL Band B will penalize your handwriting? Here is what TOCFL actually tests, why the standard test is typed, and where the real handwriting gap shows up.
Lawrence Arya··5 min
Essays
A Traditional-Character App With Bopomofo (Zhuyin)?
Taiwan-focused learners want traditional characters plus Bopomofo, which most Mandarin apps skip. Here is the honest state of support and a practical setup for writing recall.
Lawrence Arya··5 min