For foreigners, 汉字 (hàn zì), Chinese characters, are hard to master, and calligraphy is even more difficult. Checking the quality of each sheet is one of the 108 procedures in making Xuan paper. ZHU ...

Chinese calligraphy is an artistic practice of writing Chinese characters, often with a brush and ink on xuan paper. The evolution of Chinese calligraphy began alongside the earliest Chinese ...

The difficulty of writing Chinese characters is not exclusive to foreigners. A majority of Chinese speakers today find it hard to write their mother tongue, despite having pride in being the ...

A new study has confirmed that the ability to follow correct stroke order significantly enhances foreign learners' Chinese writing skills, including recognizing and remembering characters ...

In the history of Chinese writing the number of characters that contained a phonetic element grew progressively, but Chinese never abandoned the principle of one character per word (or at least one ...

A campaign is afoot in Chinese schools to improve children's literacy, as educators have warned that young people are increasingly having problems writing and reading Chinese due to their ...

Chinese Calligraphy: Description: Principles and techniques of writing Chinese characters. The aesthetics of Chinese calligraphy, its function as an art form, and its role in Chinese culture. Emphasis ...

Practice by writing Chinese characters and words in a notebook. Wiebe suggests writing a simple diary entry every day. As you improve, create sentences with characters rather than learning words ...