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Chinese handwriting challenge, November 2018
Learning most languages other than Chinese, handwriting is not a topic that requires specific attention. For example, I have learnt both English and...
Chinese Hackers Hack Hacking Chinese*
这是来自保护中文神秘地位协会的一则重要信息。揭秘中文（Hacking Chinese）已经占据互联网多年，并且严重地威胁到了中文的神秘地位。因此，我们入侵并控制揭秘中文。作者理应受到惩罚，以下是他所犯下的三大罪状：...
Chinese habit formation challenge, November 2019
It’s time for a brand new type of challenge, a habit formation challenge! The goal is not to accumulate as much time as possible like most of the...
What your Chinese course will not teach you
Image source: sxc.hu/profile/cobrasoft Some people claim that classroom learning is useless. I disagree, I think taking a Chinese course is a good...
Same building blocks, different characters: How component placement changes meaning in Chinese
Chinese character components are usually placed in predictable ways. If you remember the components, you can often write the character. But not...
Chinese character variants and font differences for language learners
When writing Chinese characters, small differences sometimes matter, but sometimes they don’t. Figuring out which details to pay attention to is...
Chinese character learning for all students
Learning to write Chinese characters by hand takes a lot of time. In today’s digital era, is it necessary to learn handwriting? Let’s explore the...
Towards a more sensible way of learning to write Chinese
Learning to write thousands of Chinese characters is a daunting task, but fortunately, character writing is also one of the most hackable parts of...
Chinese character challenge, September 10th to 30th
Tang Dynasty copy of 新婦地黃湯帖 by 王獻之 Let’s learn characters together! If you need to expand your knowledge of characters, fight you ever-increasing...