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How to Write Chinese characters?How to write Chinese characters the right and easy way? Learn Chinese writing is not an easy task. Many say that Chinese is one of the most difficult languages to learn, let alone to master it. A few things to note before you start learning Chinese. First, you have to realize there are two types of Chinese characters: traditional and simplified. "What's the difference?" I hear you asking. Today, Hong Kongers and Taiwanese learn how traditional Chinese, while mainlanders practise simplified Chinese characters. Since the purpose of this page is to give you some quick tips to learn how to write Chinese, I will not go into details of the differences between traditional and simplified Chinese. If you are interested to know the origins of Chinese, click here:
Your First Step To Learn Writing Chinese CharactersBefore you learn how to write Chinese, you need to understand what a Chinese character is made up of.I've learnt a while ago (ahem...), that the best Chinese word to illustrate is the word "FOREVER" [see below]. The pronunciation of the word is "yong3"
Dot, across, straight, hook, and a few other strokes (that I am not too sure how to they should be named.) The way to approach writing any Chinese character is that, you start of from the top to bottom, and then left to right. In this example, we would start from the "dot", complete the middle stroke like the letter "J", then go to the left part ">" and finish it off the right stroke "<". Notice that the left and right stroke is NOT symmetric of each other. Take out a piece of paper and try it :-) If you could finish the character with 4 strokes from start to finish, you've got it right! Learn How To Write Chinese (Next Step)Practise the character a few times in a square. If you can get this one right, you are a step closer in writing Chinese.If you can lay down the character with 4 strokes and evenly distribute them in a square, you have got to the next level! Congratulations! Writing Chinese: The Next LevelReady for the next step learn how to write the Chinese scripts?Notice that the character has different thickness or weight in its strokes? That indicates the strength you should put on the paper when laying down your pen. Well, it's not necessary for the sake of communication, but it is the beauty and the art of writing chinese... Believe it or not, yours truly get good praises from many that I do write Chinese beautifully. How, you ask? From A LOT OF practices! That's it, simple? I hope you've grabbed a few tips here to help enhancing your Chinese writing learning experience. Have you got a story to share how you learn writing Chinese? I would love to hear your Chinese learning story :-) What Other Visitors Have SaidClick below to see contributions from other visitors to this page...
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