GaoJinJie Posted January 4, 2018 at 10:31 PM Report Share Posted January 4, 2018 at 10:31 PM Hi everybody, I've been learning Chinese on-and-off for a while now. I've just decided that I should learn how to write Chinese characters (I can read and type already). I've found a few resources online but thought I'd ask the experts here: do you know any good video courses that teach students how to write Chinese characters? Cheers! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChTTay Posted January 4, 2018 at 10:53 PM Report Share Posted January 4, 2018 at 10:53 PM Skritter or Inkstone. I learned how to write using skritter but it’s a bit expensive. Inkstone is a (I think) free alternative. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shelley Posted January 4, 2018 at 11:06 PM Report Share Posted January 4, 2018 at 11:06 PM Agree with ChTTay Skritter or Inkstone also Hanzi Grids for that real pen and paper experience that in my opinion helps build "muscle memory" . Skritter : https://skritter.com/ Inkstone : https://www.chinese-forums.com/forums/topic/52390-inkstone-my-free-open-source-chinese-writing-app/ Hanzi Grids : https://www.hanzigrids.com/ 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
somethingfunny Posted January 5, 2018 at 08:17 AM Report Share Posted January 5, 2018 at 08:17 AM Your Chinese textbook should have a bit at the end of each chapter where you can practice the stroke order of the new characters you have learnt. Then, if you're in China, you could get a copy book. I'm not sure if these are called 字帖 or not - if you ask for that in a bookshop you'll likely get a book of some old calligraphy master's writing. What I mean is the kind where they have pieces of tracing paper between each page for you to trace over. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tomsima Posted January 5, 2018 at 09:37 AM Report Share Posted January 5, 2018 at 09:37 AM 1 hour ago, somethingfunny said: What I mean is the kind where they have pieces of tracing paper between each page for you to trace over. 钢笔字帖 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
imron Posted January 5, 2018 at 01:50 PM Report Share Posted January 5, 2018 at 01:50 PM 5 hours ago, somethingfunny said: Then, if you're in China, you could get a copy book. And if you're not in China, you can use a website I created - Hanzi Grids Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shelley Posted January 5, 2018 at 05:34 PM Report Share Posted January 5, 2018 at 05:34 PM There is of course this wonderful blog written by a Chinese Forum member , @Hofmann This is well worth a read and as a reference work to refer to as you progress. Lots of interesting things, but the minimum writing requirements (Parts 1,2,,3 etc) are what i was referring to for your question. https://www.chinese-forums.com/blogs/blog/25-can-if-i-want/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mlescano Posted January 5, 2018 at 08:58 PM Report Share Posted January 5, 2018 at 08:58 PM Besides Heisig's books, Anki (single payment for iPhone, free for other platforms, no subscriptions), and the "Can if I want" blog, I recommend: -the imiwa? app for iPhone. It contains standard stroke order animations for the Japanese Kanji, which, according to Hofmann, are more historically accurate than other countries' standards. -YouTube. You can find videos of people writing some characters if you search the character plus "书法", or something like that. For example, here are a few cursive style videos I've found: 出 https://youtu.be/ZYKtOTeCAtI 秋 https://youtu.be/PWDefZvOz5U 掩 https://youtu.be/gHMERc3bV1E?t=2m35s 果 https://youtu.be/rge2-pshjTo?t=2s 此 https://youtu.be/-GZAPl_jw1Y?t=2m14s 形 https://youtu.be/VDQ6D95Xk8M?t=1m 超 https://youtu.be/yB3sHCZdrdY EDIT: This website is also fantastic. It has animated GIFs for a lot of characters. You can drag these directly from the browser to your Anki deck. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
New Members Eric B Posted January 20, 2019 at 03:49 PM New Members Report Share Posted January 20, 2019 at 03:49 PM Hi GaoJinJie I'm also new to learning how to read and write Chinese and have been trying on and off for about 1.5 years. Personally, I love reading Chinese poetry from the Tang and Song dynasties... translated of course! :) But my goal is to read the original poems myself... someday. Last fall I started creating some writing practice worksheets for myself and my classmates (Chinese class). They seemed to really like the worksheets so I decided to make them available to everyone. But instead of just tracing characters over and over, there's also challenges like "fill in the missing stroke" which I think helps reinforces the character's strokes and forces you to look at the character more closely. Anyway, you can check out what I've made so far here: writemandarin.com Right now there's only 10 sets of words but I'll be adding more over the next few weeks. Hope it helps! Sorry to toot my own horn but I do think they are useful and fun for learning how to write! They're fun for me anyway! :P Eric 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
大块头 Posted January 20, 2019 at 09:59 PM Report Share Posted January 20, 2019 at 09:59 PM I recommend Inkstone. It is free and open-source, too. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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