Practicing Chinese calligraphy
Simon uses this book for his Mandarin lessons.
Tag: calligraphy
Chienese and pancakes
From the wonderful set “Chineasy”. Simon says he knows about 100 characters, not sure that’s true.
Chinese
Simon’s progress in Chinese over the last couple of weeks. It’s funny how he writes neat cursive English words alongside the characters during the Mandarin lessons but hates writing cursive … Continue reading Chinese
Chinese homework
Simon doing his Chinese homework: And here’s the same homework corrected by the tutor:
I think I’m writing in a fixed width font
Simon was doing sentence analysis (something that he quite likes), but this time it involved writing (and he hates physical writing). Even though he has been writing since age 3 and … Continue reading I think I’m writing in a fixed width font
Chinese lesson
Our Chinese teacher is back!
Chinese Characters
From Saturday’s Chinese lesson – Simon writing the characters and – at the end of the video – naming the strokes: And he could still read that sentence from last … Continue reading Chinese Characters
The old-fashioned way
Simon’s been doing a whole lot of writing today. First, a birthday letter for Dad. And then Mandarin characters. Those fingers must be aching now!
Geeks out of the box 