Chinese Handwriting Practice
Two modes: Guided practice with stroke-order feedback, or freehand drawing on a blank canvas. Build muscle memory for every character.
Draw each stroke in order following the grey outline. A green guide appears when you go off-track. This character has 2 strokes.
Tips for Chinese Handwriting
Use the ghost overlay
In freehand mode, the faint character guides your proportions. Try to fill the grid square completely — Chinese characters are square-shaped.
Slow down for stroke order
Use Guided mode to internalise stroke order before practising in freehand. Wrong stroke order is hard to unlearn later.
Daily 5-minute practice beats hour sessions
Motor memory for character writing is built through frequency, not duration. Even 10 characters a day consistently beats weekend cramming.
Use grid paper (方格纸)
When practising on paper, use 方格纸 (character grid paper) — each character should fill one square evenly.
From Writing to Fluency
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