I’ve been taking Mandarin since September and am now reviewing for my final exam. The characters are really beautiful, and learning to write them has made me far more aware of nuances in how people view shape. Sometimes a 30 degree change in the angle of a line doesn’t matter at all, and sometimes a 5 degree change does. I discovered a site that helps you learn to write Chinese characters and I’ve linked above to a character that changes every few minutes.
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