david808 Posted October 20, 2008 at 03:02 PM Report Share Posted October 20, 2008 at 03:02 PM What is the ideal character writing box size? 1/2 inch, 3/4 inch or 1 inch? Native Chinese use about 1/2 inch boxes, but English speaker learners seems to prefer bigger ones. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lugubert Posted October 20, 2008 at 05:22 PM Report Share Posted October 20, 2008 at 05:22 PM My favourite notepad sheets for any purpose are A4, with a 0.5 cm grid. It's easy to write reasonably sized benzene rings or any chemical structure, and for my not too advanced character writing, using slightly less than the easily provided 1 by 1 cm makes for easy reading. That's almost the same size that my friend of Cantonese mother tongue uses when she for example records a restaurant menu item and its meaning. In comparison, I think that native writers of "Mandarin" write considerably smaller characters. I sometimes try to fit charcters into the .5 by .5 cm box, but that's time consuming and rather requiring a magnifying glass for me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hofmann Posted October 20, 2008 at 08:27 PM Report Share Posted October 20, 2008 at 08:27 PM I use vertical lines 1/2 inch wide. I can make the characters as high as I want. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
david808 Posted October 25, 2008 at 03:17 AM Author Report Share Posted October 25, 2008 at 03:17 AM I have attached a generated writing worksheet. Do you think the box size is a good choice? Thanks! worksheet_sample.pdf Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hofmann Posted October 25, 2008 at 02:37 PM Report Share Posted October 25, 2008 at 02:37 PM I prefer nine-square boxes. Grid Paper 9-square.pdf Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
david808 Posted October 26, 2008 at 01:49 AM Author Report Share Posted October 26, 2008 at 01:49 AM Thanks. Hofmann. I have attached a generated 9-square character worksheet with stroke sequences. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
david808 Posted October 26, 2008 at 01:51 AM Author Report Share Posted October 26, 2008 at 01:51 AM forgot the attachment archchinese_9_square_worksheet.pdf Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hofmann Posted November 8, 2008 at 12:55 AM Report Share Posted November 8, 2008 at 12:55 AM Wow I didn't answer your question. Sorry. I think your boxes are too big. Perhaps that would be fit for brush-written characters, but they are too big for common writing instruments. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
david808 Posted November 8, 2008 at 09:33 PM Author Report Share Posted November 8, 2008 at 09:33 PM Thanks for the feedback. Apparently different people have different opinions. To make everybody happy, we have changed the system to allow the users to pick 1. Worksheet types: blank, with stroke sequences or with the studied characters 2. Grid style: diagonal, cross or 9-square 3. Box size: small, medium or large I have attached 3 generated samples for your review. Thanks Arch_Chinese_Worksheet_small.pdf Arch_Chinese_Worksheet_medium.pdf Arch_Chinese_Worksheet_large.pdf Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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