Essays
Paper or Screen for Chinese Writing Practice?
Paper wins on proportion and stroke feel; a screen wins on hiding the character, checking order and scheduling. The division of labour that uses both.
Lawrence Arya··10 min
Playbooks
A Daily Chinese Character Writing Routine
A ten-minute routine in three fixed blocks, the rules that keep it honest, how to choose a character set, and what to do after you miss several days.
Lawrence Arya··10 min
Playbooks
Coming Back to Chinese After a Long Break
The predictable failure is opening the old review backlog. The workable route is a cold test, fifty chosen characters, ten minutes a day, and nothing new for a week.
Lawrence Arya··10 min
Playbooks
Which Chinese Characters to Learn First
The best first characters are frequent, reusable as components, and usable in a sentence today. A starting fifty, grouped by what they teach, and what to skip.
Lawrence Arya··11 min
Playbooks
Choosing a Chinese Handwriting Practice App
Most handwriting apps let you trace, which trains copying rather than recall. The four app types, the features that matter, and how to test one in ten minutes.
Lawrence Arya··10 min
Playbooks
Chinese Character Writing Practice That Sticks
A practical guide to Chinese character writing practice: how to build real recall through short daily drawing sessions instead of endless passive review.
Lawrence Arya··5 min