Playbooks
Traditional Hanzi for Indian University Students
Indian students taking Chinese face a real handwriting gap. Here is what to learn, whether to choose traditional or simplified, and how to build writing recall.
Lawrence Arya··4 min
Essays
How Much Sloppy Hanzi Will Professors Tolerate?
Will messy characters on the whiteboard cost you in a Chinese class? Here is what professors actually care about, and how to write legibly under pressure.
Lawrence Arya··4 min
Playbooks
Prepping Handwriting for a University Placement Test
A university placement test that includes handwriting is marked by people, not an app. What a tool does is drill the level's character set from memory, with stroke feedback and timed review.
Lawrence Arya··4 min
Playbooks
Prepping a University Chinese Exam's Character Module
Preparing for a university Chinese exam module that tests writing characters? Here is how to drill the required set from memory, whatever the specific rubric.
Lawrence Arya··5 min
Essays
Do Sinology Degrees Require Chinese Handwriting?
Most university sinology and Chinese programs still test handwriting in closed-book exams. Here is what is expected, why typing fails, and how to prepare.
Lawrence Arya··5 min
Playbooks
University Chinese Placement Tests: The Handwriting Guide
University Chinese placement tests, at Sydney, UBC, and beyond, often include handwriting. No app grades them, but the prep is the same everywhere: drill the level's characters from memory, offline.
Lawrence Arya··5 min