I appreciate that, in the process of answering the question in the title, you incidentally explained the difference between ballpoints, gels, and rollerballs-something I've low key wondered about for years, but never got around to looking up
Best can be found in art supplies stores only. It's a variety of felt-tip pen but the tip is more like a brush the tip can bend a little bit like a brush
I use Pentel "brush character" sign pen. They have flexible tip like a brush which makes them hugely dynamic. They come in a range of sizes and the thin ones are much easier to control and I move up to the thicker ones for more impressive strokes. They are very cheap although I don't know if they are available outside of Japan.
I had no idea when I started with Chinese since I've never stood outside of romance languages. I knew something wasn't right with the ballpoint pen but since it was the one i always had used i thought it was me who had no pretty handwriting, until i was rant-writing to my friend and then i started to suspect my regular pen and a pencil didn't felt the same on my fingers, wrist and result. I ended up liking the pencil better because i didn't had to put that much pressure to write and stuff flowed better, then i tried somewhat flexible tip markers and i realized it was my favorite so far. NOW i know why and why i should keep on trying different ones, that brush like made a huge difference and realized it wasn't my handwriting but it really was the materials. Nonetheless, i can write pretty small and cute as possible with a ballpoint pen as a side effect of trying so much to write properly but i still find it way enjoyable with brush-like tips.
Btw, thanks for sharing this info ❤ I bet there's some more people out there wondering why their characters doesn't look as the ones they see and knowing absolutely zero about pens like me.😅
Is it true that you can obviously tell when a left-handed person writes Chinese characters (because the strokes don’t look correct)? I’m still in the beginning stages of learning Chinese, but when I eventually start practicing writing, I’m wondering if I should force myself to learn right-handed.
Nah, one of my best friends is left-handed and her writing is 100% better than me Seriously, not everyone writes as neat as this youtuber, I started writing chinese since I first went to kindergarten and my writing is nowhere near this guy's handwriting Just get the strokes right and as long as it is legible then it's ok Edit: sorry my English is horrible, I confused eligible and legible lol
hahaha rest assured bro. I'm a left hander. It's fine to write with left hand. The difference is just the way you maneuvre the strokes, not just in Chinese but as well other writings. Since the text runs from left to right, it's often that left-handers have to 'push' while writing; while for right-handers, they 'pull' to write. Right hander just have a better start to writing nicel y. So, don't feel inconfident, your writing is unique to you 😉
Oh and also, maybe it does have the potential to expose you as a left hander, but it's UNLIKELY if it's neat I guess. Who would even bother to check if it's a left hander anyways 😂
Could you do a tutorial on using the pinyin keyboard on phones? I’m trying to get good at memorizing pinyin on Duolingo by typing instead of tapping words
Don't forget marker pens, which are basically just markers but more for normal writing. Haven't used them for writing Chinese (maybe a little a long time ago) but in theory they are the most similar to calligraphy brushes.
I think your handwriting is quite good. It's just a little slow. We Chinese usually write very fast. In China, homework is usually very, very, very much. With such a thick paper, we can finish it in one night. Our holiday is usually two days, and two days are basically playing games. On the last night, we will be crazy to make up homework.
Ok, class is over, now, for homework, YOU WILL HAVE 7 ASSIGNMENTS, EACH ON A DIFFERENT (RANDOM) TOPIC. YOU WILL ALSO HAVE TO COMPLETE PAGE 27 TO 77. Next day: Ok, now, let's check the homework. The homework: 𝗟𝗜𝗧𝗧𝗘𝗥𝗔𝗟𝗟𝗬 𝗢𝗩𝗘𝗥 𝟯𝗠𝗘𝗧𝗘𝗥𝗦.
Beautiful video. Thank you for all your effort you put in these... they are very worth it! You touched a tough matter... Btw, do you know sth about the history of writing chinese more specifically why their writing system remained one based on characters rather than letters?
I was literally wondering about this topic this week. I’ve started practicing characters on paper, and it feels so much better, but I started noticing a stronger pen preference. To me, writing characters helps me to solidify the vocabulary.
story time. In 2nd grade, I had a friend that was from Taiwan. I begged her to teach me the language. She eventually caved in, hand drew a grid, showed me one character (I think it was zhu ying) and told me to write it until it filled the page. In viewing your channel, the post on Skritter and what you said about writing on a grid instantly brought be back to this moment. I think this is the best way to do things
I’m curious, what’s your opinion on felt tip pens? Personally I found that with a bit of practice and the right pen (many bleed wayyy too much) they write some of the best characters, honestly regardless of language.
My bigger problem is the paper as there tends to be lots of bleed through. So in a notebook, the even numbered pages are hard to see what's happening. Yes, even with chinese practice paper! Lately I've been doing pencil first and then pen (usually roller ball or gel) on the back side so that I can at least see what I'm doing during the process. Any suggestions for paper that doesn't show through with a roller ball?
@@thallium54 i was like that at the beginning but second time I started writing more easily you start to get used to the characters and how to draw them
The ACTUAL best contestant - fountain pen. Even an affordable one can add those wonderful dynamic strokes with ease, and has an unmatched flow and is very satisfying to write with.
Maybe this is a generational thing? I find great value in using fp over disposable brillos. But then again I am Gen X. Good to see fellow fp users here. I have long owned a Fude nib, and now I can see what it's really for. Def not for Roman alphabet. PS. I love Jinhao and Hero pens. Very affordable, too!
@@ABChinese you won't regret it. I've seen how Jinhao and Hero pens have improved in quality over the years. They're awesome Chinese pens. Great value for money. (I ordered them online only for about one dollar per 🖋 lol. Delivery fee was worth more than the product. 😂 )
@@ABChinese I started practising with my fountain pen the other day to learn characters and memorise how to write the ones I know, then I found this channel and found it very instructional so far, thank you!
Interesting video! I personally use fountain pens most often and also try to stay away from ball point pens bc my characters always turn out messy when using them haha
Same. Stubbed nibs, too. I take copious notes and writing with them is easier on my hands. I refill the ink and don't need to throw away anything. Environment friendly and more economical. Gel pens never last me very long.
Hello,I'm viwer from Hong Kong. I amazed to see your word writing so beautiful!As a Hong Kong using Cantonese and Chinese,we usually don't write that pretty because we need to write in a limited time. Also there a point need to remember at writing Chinese words,we have a precedence of it and the precedence will affect the word you write You need to write the left part frist,then write the right part Write the up part frist,then the down part The writting about 2 pant of out and inside will hard to explain,just link 固,you need to wirte 固'sㄇ part,then the 古 inside,last will be the bottom pard of outside Also a fact about Chinese words We have Traditional Chinese and Simplified Chinese,it a huge different of it Taiwan and Hong Kong are using Traditional,Chinese and Malaysiad using Simplified. The different of those is the word like Traditional using 們 but Simplified will be 门.
That's exactly what I just learned. I have the learning Mandarin Chinese characters Volume 1 for the HSK level one and AP exam prep book. Horizontal stroke written from left to right, vertical stroke written from top-to-bottom, downward left stroke written from top right to bottom left, etc. I have been learning Chinese for over a year now using Memrise and Rosetta Stone but learning the strokes is putting it all together. ❤
I like fineliner pens and felt-tip pens for any kind of writing. There are even felt-tip pens with a fine calligraphy tip. However, my hanzi doesn't even look close as pretty as yours, and usually my writing is not ugly. But I guess that's just practice, as I concentrate more on speaking and reading Chinese atm. There is only so much time, and with Chinese there are a lot of things to learn.
Your handwriting is pretty! I don't have the patience to work on how my characters look, because the only time I write characters is a couple times a week in my Boya textbooks. Which have very small lines anyways so I just use a ballpoint pen to fit in the tiny characters (especially because I'm trying to teach myself traditional after years of simplified)
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Thanks a lot! I've been struggling with the choice of the right pen for a while. I started practicing characters with a ballpoint pen and soon enough realised, that there's no way to recreate some strokes and make my writing look the way I want it. So I tried using 0.5mm gel pen just to find out that I need at least 0.7mm to feel comfortable while writing. And now I understand why it all felt so wrong)
The best Material to wright hanze ist called wen Feng se bao ..... They are brush,ink ,inkstone and paper.....the Beauty and meaning from Chinese caracters stay in the use from this traditional way of writhing. Try it and you will see.....
Well that explains why my handwriting looks terrible when I write with a ballpoint pen, and why it feels so uncomfortable. I thought it was just because I'm not used to it but it turns out even people with a pretty handwriting have trouble making ballpoint pens work nicely. After a while I switched to a mechanical pencil for quick notes and a cheap fountain pen for exams and for writing practice and it's been working great for me.
Aye, when writing hanzi with a BP pen, the most you can hope for is legibility. Aesthetics go out the window. Me, I just use a pencil for basically everything.
Really good video🤝. I like the fact that you give the tools to all the people who are in this process through your knowledge and experience. It's really great to have a good guide when we're learning something. Grettings from Colombia 🇨🇴
Pencil is often too faint for those of us with less than perfect vision. (Also, to me it looks childish, because when I went to school we were expected to use ink (but not those new-fangled Biro things) from an early age. By the time we were 11 pencils were only for diagrams and drawings. )
Using n (月 also indicate body )to expand into 朋 月 買胃肚肝脏 明用同 counter check with handphone keyboard as long 70% similar, software can give u answer. For 女(girl), using ＜ ， フ to form 女，expend into 好(good),奶(milk),, 妹(sister), 姑娘 要 counter check with handphone keyboard as long 70% similar, software can give u answer
I would strongly suggest people at this stage of writing to NOT use fountain pens. I can write calligraphy better than 90% of people (with FP and brush), and I assure you a painful and super steep learning curve ahead of you. Most people of this generation use little writing instruments. Let's be fair, do you take notes by taking picture of teacher's writing, asking for photocopy of the notes, or write the entire notebook by hand (class after class for 12 years)? Do you go buy the best sports gear in the shop and start to practice their moves? Do you go grab the best electric guitar and start your Do Re Mi with it? Your muscle lack training. Period. Weak muscle get tired fast, and leads to bad posture. You just ask for a lot of issues down the road. Do you assume adding more factors into the writing instrument helps learning? Fountain Pen requires the pen to be at "operating position" to function correctly. Learning the strokes, the line weights and steadiness thru a curve is already enough work. Cookies to those who wants more elements for error. This advise if from one who can write with brush suspended, and has more than 10 fountain pens. I will share a milestone with you.... If you can write the Heart Sutra all the way, your muscle is enough for the next challenge. Get the muscle strength first. Good form comes with it effortlessly. As for ABChinese, you can go straight to brush and FP, and discover the joy of both instruments.
I've grew up with ballpen, then suddenly i have to go out of my country for study, i ended up in china. at that time i had only one ballpen with me so i was forced to use gel pen which i don't like. suddenly i was introduced roller ballpen which was a mess for me. after few moth of practice i feel more comfortable with 0.5mm roller ballpen then those ballpen. but i still can't get how do you make those dynamic stroke, can you make a new video just on stroke using 0.5mm pilot rollerball pen.
With regard to pencils, a softer graphite will allow for more dynamic strokes and darker lines. The higher B value results in a pencil that writes smoother lines and needs less pressure.
I was writing a page with a rollerball pen and I saw trough 5 pages so i think i am going to get a gel pen. Also where can I buy those exercise papers and are they good for Japanese aswel?
I've been using 0.5mm gel pens, but I think 0.38mm had worked best for me because I tend to write on the small side. Writing anything large feels too clunky and ugly, personally. I've used 0.3mm before, but it's so fine/sharp that it actually felt like it was scoring through the paper while I was writing, and actually tore through the page when I tried to write over mistakes for corrections (frequent habit of mine).
Create own alphabetㄣ, or フ，L J to FORM 与与马写鸟与吗妈 勺 鸟乌鸦,呜. ㄣ denote bird leg, or horse, pen .counter check with handphone keyboard If forget use voice input
i recently started learning chinese and your channel is on my heavy rotation! i really needed this video since the calligraphy homework i had was pretty hard with the pen i was using. lol
I personally use the 0.3 Sarasa Zebra Gel Ink pens, they also come in lots of pretty pastel colors for people like me who like to spice up their study notes with some colors and decoration. Thanks for going so in deprg about the pro and cons for each and explaining exactly why some type of pens feel like they give you more control than others!
I would really make a case for fountain pens especially since the problems you stated for your rollerball pen section have far more to do with paper quality than any inherent property of the pen (America has the worst standard paper pretty much in existence.) At the end of the day fountain pen ink comes in basically every imaginable colour and style and you can fine tune your nib over time if need be since most cheaper pens have replaceable nibs. Overall a cheap (but good) FP + good paper and ink will not only save you money in the long run of ink costs but also provide the most flexibility in terms of your personal preference in terms of pressure sensitivity, paper feel, and end result of your characters besides at around $10 for a good pen or $2 for disposable ones (that are easy to modify and make reusable) FPs aren't some exclusive luxury item and are 1000% worth the effort to learn to use
@@ABChinese the pilot varsity is a really good disposable one although it can't be reused very effectively. Otherwise for non disposable the pilot metropolitan is the most often recommend since it's very robust but personally I use the tswibi eco which is a bit more expensive but easier to fill and maintain properly. Either uses japanese sizing so I'd look into what works best for you but a medium should be good for video purposes. I would also recommend getting either Clairefontaine (rhodia) paper or tomoe river paper as they'll be able to handle the flow of brush pens, fountain pens, and rollerballs far better. They aren't too much more expensive than regular paper if you buy loose leaf bulk.
Yes fountain pen is what you will use if you go to calligraphy class in China. It’s no doubt the best for calligraphy as it’s really good at creating dynamic strokes.
Pencils also have another obvious advantage, which is that you can erase them. For practicing, i wouldn't usually erase, and i would just try rewriting the character, but for normal writing, it does come helpful.
Very interesting video. Thanks for that. I am very jealous of your handwriting. I am left handed and have learned that it is very difficult to write acceptable Chinese characters with your left hand, no matter how hard you try, or whatever kind of writing tool you use. I found the gel pen works best, just as you said, but it is still a far cry from your writing. But I will keep trying.
Oh... you should try and learn to write with your right hand... how much hard can it be to be able to write at least some strokes with your right hand... This is the first time I feel really like I can write with my right hand
when i'm writing in my language, polish or english i prefer very thin pens, but with japanese or chinese it's sooooo hard to do it, it's often ugly and uncomfortable, but that's maybe because i'm not the best at writing :D
I always wondered… How can people read Chinese characters with such thin lines? I can’t see well enough to read 9 pt Chinese. Maybe the brain just guesses if you know the language well…?
Thank you for this amazing upload, I started mandarin since 2 months ago, I love the culture, food, language, writing and many more. I also got the blue Pilot G-2 have been using it for a year or so, really nice pen and great review as well, 谢谢你! 再见!👋
You always make very great, very informative videos. Keep going! My favorite is pencil, the old fashioned one. But the disadvantage is you have to sharpen all the time, so the pencil does not last long….
My favorite pen ran outta ink just now, so I was wondering if there was any videos on them best for Chinese characters! I'm learning Japanese right now and have been having a blast learning how to write Kanji. Thanks for the video! Def will be getting one of these.
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I appreciate that, in the process of answering the question in the title, you incidentally explained the difference between ballpoints, gels, and rollerballs-something I've low key wondered about for years, but never got around to looking up
I really should have added the Chinese names too because they are much more obvious - 油性笔，中性笔，水性笔 "oil pens, blended pens, water pens"
I've also noticed that pencils also make handwriting more stylized, I don't know but sometimes I opt to write with pencil because of that.
Love the song you choose for the lyrics!
Best can be found in art supplies stores only. It's a variety of felt-tip pen but the tip is more like a brush the tip can bend a little bit like a brush
I use Pentel "brush character" sign pen. They have flexible tip like a brush which makes them hugely dynamic. They come in a range of sizes and the thin ones are much easier to control and I move up to the thicker ones for more impressive strokes. They are very cheap although I don't know if they are available outside of Japan.
I had no idea when I started with Chinese since I've never stood outside of romance languages. I knew something wasn't right with the ballpoint pen but since it was the one i always had used i thought it was me who had no pretty handwriting, until i was rant-writing to my friend and then i started to suspect my regular pen and a pencil didn't felt the same on my fingers, wrist and result. I ended up liking the pencil better because i didn't had to put that much pressure to write and stuff flowed better, then i tried somewhat flexible tip markers and i realized it was my favorite so far. NOW i know why and why i should keep on trying different ones, that brush like made a huge difference and realized it wasn't my handwriting but it really was the materials. Nonetheless, i can write pretty small and cute as possible with a ballpoint pen as a side effect of trying so much to write properly but i still find it way enjoyable with brush-like tips.
Btw, thanks for sharing this info ❤ I bet there's some more people out there wondering why their characters doesn't look as the ones they see and knowing absolutely zero about pens like me.😅
No problem! Glad you found it helpful:)
@@ABChinese oops, i meant the ballpoint pen instead of the rollerball pen, i bet u all were so confused, lol
Is it true that you can obviously tell when a left-handed person writes Chinese characters (because the strokes don’t look correct)? I’m still in the beginning stages of learning Chinese, but when I eventually start practicing writing, I’m wondering if I should force myself to learn right-handed.
左撇子也可以写中文啊，实际上用哪只手没有任何差别哦。
Dont mind the minor difference. The differences will be obviously only
when you using brush pen to do some art works.
Nah, one of my best friends is left-handed and her writing is 100% better than me
Seriously, not everyone writes as neat as this youtuber, I started writing chinese since I first went to kindergarten and my writing is nowhere near this guy's handwriting
Just get the strokes right and as long as it is legible then it's ok
Edit: sorry my English is horrible, I confused eligible and legible lol
hahaha rest assured bro. I'm a left hander. It's fine to write with left hand. The difference is just the way you maneuvre the strokes, not just in Chinese but as well other writings. Since the text runs from left to right, it's often that left-handers have to 'push' while writing; while for right-handers, they 'pull' to write. Right hander just have a better start to writing nicel y. So, don't feel inconfident, your writing is unique to you 😉
Oh and also, maybe it does have the potential to expose you as a left hander, but it's UNLIKELY if it's neat I guess. Who would even bother to check if it's a left hander anyways 😂
Could you do a tutorial on using the pinyin keyboard on phones? I’m trying to get good at memorizing pinyin on Duolingo by typing instead of tapping words
I will put out a poll😉
Very good, and thank you much.
pilot P500，这个笔确实不错，我们的中考高考都几乎用的这个，快成为专用笔了。
Don't forget marker pens, which are basically just markers but more for normal writing. Haven't used them for writing Chinese (maybe a little a long time ago) but in theory they are the most similar to calligraphy brushes.
CORRECTION: The practice grids are 1.5 cm tall, not 2 cm
Pentel touch brush sign pen SES 15, my favorit option! ✨
I think your handwriting is quite good. It's just a little slow. We Chinese usually write very fast. In China, homework is usually very, very, very much. With such a thick paper, we can finish it in one night. Our holiday is usually two days, and two days are basically playing games. On the last night, we will be crazy to make up homework.
Ok, class is over, now, for homework,
YOU WILL HAVE 7 ASSIGNMENTS, EACH ON A DIFFERENT (RANDOM) TOPIC. YOU WILL ALSO HAVE TO COMPLETE PAGE 27 TO 77.
Next day:
Ok, now, let's check the homework.
The homework: 𝗟𝗜𝗧𝗧𝗘𝗥𝗔𝗟𝗟𝗬 𝗢𝗩𝗘𝗥 𝟯𝗠𝗘𝗧𝗘𝗥𝗦.
Beautiful video. Thank you for all your effort you put in these... they are very worth it! You touched a tough matter...
Btw, do you know sth about the history of writing chinese more specifically why their writing system remained one based on characters rather than letters?
Any pen below 0.7 ,it's very rough and the feel is like cutting the paper while writing
I was literally wondering about this topic this week. I’ve started practicing characters on paper, and it feels so much better, but I started noticing a stronger pen preference.
To me, writing characters helps me to solidify the vocabulary.
Yes! For sure, I always write new characters I learn, and if I get character amnesia, I’ll write it a few times to practice too
story time. In 2nd grade, I had a friend that was from Taiwan. I begged her to teach me the language. She eventually caved in, hand drew a grid, showed me one character (I think it was zhu ying) and told me to write it until it filled the page. In viewing your channel, the post on Skritter and what you said about writing on a grid instantly brought be back to this moment. I think this is the best way to do things
This should have more likes
I can watch you until forever when you write🤠
好厉害，这字写的确实好看！
谢谢！我还在继续练习呢🤓
Papermate! 😂😂😂 Shots fired!!! 🔫🔫🔫😂😂😂
I’m curious, what’s your opinion on felt tip pens? Personally I found that with a bit of practice and the right pen (many bleed wayyy too much) they write some of the best characters, honestly regardless of language.
What about Tombow Fudenosuke?
写的很好看！！ 😉
我的小姐姐是你的
My bigger problem is the paper as there tends to be lots of bleed through. So in a notebook, the even numbered pages are hard to see what's happening. Yes, even with chinese practice paper! Lately I've been doing pencil first and then pen (usually roller ball or gel) on the back side so that I can at least see what I'm doing during the process. Any suggestions for paper that doesn't show through with a roller ball?
I prefer thinner paper so that’s definitely a problem if you use notebooks. But I use loose leaf paper and only write on one side 🤷
No need to write . Learning to write Chinese symbol, and joined together.eg 𠂇，人，宀 冖爫 。𠂇-add more symbol create,𠂇+又=友，𠂇+\=大。友+＇′=发。𠂇+冂二 =有，在，存，右左
My Hands are allways so shaky when i try to write Hanzi or Kanji qwq
it doesn't matter which pen i use :(
Beginner issues
Same here 😂
Maybe try to put more force on your pen?
@@thallium54 i was like that at the beginning but second time I started writing more easily you start to get used to the characters and how to draw them
And then there's the Apple pencil...
hi
为什么你一个讲写字的视频我看着看着就唱起来了？
😂😂😂
I hate ball point pens, no matter what you write with them it just looks ugly
Simplified? Bleh! Educated people only use standard full writing.
Brush pens are great. But more expensive.
Unironically watching this as a native Chinese speaker, you lot who are learning Chinese as a foreign language are not alone in this struggle lol.
Worse for me because I use iPad and apple pencil tu practice hanzi. I tried every brush still cannot get the desired result.
@@MaiElizabeth I bought expensive tools but it doesn't help either 😂. My teacher fooled me he said it is easy. Good luck everyone
The ACTUAL best contestant - fountain pen. Even an affordable one can add those wonderful dynamic strokes with ease, and has an unmatched flow and is very satisfying to write with.
Was looking for the fountain pen comment.
Maybe this is a generational thing? I find great value in using fp over disposable brillos. But then again I am Gen X. Good to see fellow fp users here.
I have long owned a Fude nib, and now I can see what it's really for. Def not for Roman alphabet.
PS. I love Jinhao and Hero pens. Very affordable, too!
Probably a generational thing😅 I’ve never seen anyone use a fountain pen before… BUT, after all the comments, I plan on getting one soon!
@@ABChinese you won't regret it. I've seen how Jinhao and Hero pens have improved in quality over the years. They're awesome Chinese pens. Great value for money.
(I ordered them online only for about one dollar per 🖋 lol. Delivery fee was worth more than the product. 😂 )
@@ABChinese I started practising with my fountain pen the other day to learn characters and memorise how to write the ones I know, then I found this channel and found it very instructional so far, thank you!
Interesting video! I personally use fountain pens most often and also try to stay away from ball point pens bc my characters always turn out messy when using them haha
Same. Stubbed nibs, too.
I take copious notes and writing with them is easier on my hands. I refill the ink and don't need to throw away anything. Environment friendly and more economical.
Gel pens never last me very long.
What nib do you use?
Fine or Medium is best for Hanzi in my experience. Medium or Broad is my preference for Latin.
Hello,I'm viwer from Hong Kong.
I amazed to see your word writing so beautiful!As a Hong Kong using Cantonese and Chinese,we usually don't write that pretty because we need to write in a limited time.
Also there a point need to remember at writing Chinese words,we have a precedence of it and the precedence will affect the word you write
You need to write the left part frist,then write the right part
Write the up part frist,then the down part
The writting about 2 pant of out and inside will hard to explain,just link 固,you need to wirte 固'sㄇ part,then the 古 inside,last will be the bottom pard of outside
Also a fact about Chinese words
We have Traditional Chinese and Simplified Chinese,it a huge different of it
Taiwan and Hong Kong are using Traditional,Chinese and Malaysiad using Simplified.
The different of those is the word like Traditional using 們 but Simplified will be 门.
That's exactly what I just learned. I have the learning Mandarin Chinese characters Volume 1 for the HSK level one and AP exam prep book.
Horizontal stroke written from left to right, vertical stroke written from top-to-bottom, downward left stroke written from top right to bottom left, etc.
I have been learning Chinese for over a year now using Memrise and Rosetta Stone but learning the strokes is putting it all together. ❤
interesting
The Pilot Kakuno makes a great starter fountain pen, and is only $10! I find it great for writing.
I like fineliner pens and felt-tip pens for any kind of writing. There are even felt-tip pens with a fine calligraphy tip.
However, my hanzi doesn't even look close as pretty as yours, and usually my writing is not ugly. But I guess that's just practice, as I concentrate more on speaking and reading Chinese atm. There is only so much time, and with Chinese there are a lot of things to learn.
It definitely takes time🥵 I practiced for 2 months before making this video
Your handwriting is pretty! I don't have the patience to work on how my characters look, because the only time I write characters is a couple times a week in my Boya textbooks. Which have very small lines anyways so I just use a ballpoint pen to fit in the tiny characters (especially because I'm trying to teach myself traditional after years of simplified)
This video is so interesting! I haven't seen anything like it before. Also, your characters are beautiful.
I noticed you just wrote the lyrics of 记得 from 林俊杰 👍👍👌 我特别喜欢哪一首歌❤️ thanks for the video
Yes！❤️
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Thanks a lot! I've been struggling with the choice of the right pen for a while. I started practicing characters with a ballpoint pen and soon enough realised, that there's no way to recreate some strokes and make my writing look the way I want it. So I tried using 0.5mm gel pen just to find out that I need at least 0.7mm to feel comfortable while writing. And now I understand why it all felt so wrong)
The best Material to wright hanze ist called wen Feng se bao ..... They are brush,ink ,inkstone and paper.....the Beauty and meaning from Chinese caracters stay in the use from this traditional way of writhing. Try it and you will see.....
Im watching this video while I write in my chinese writing book using a very small pencil.
Good experience if you ask me.
I AM A HIGHER MOTHER TONGUE STUDENT. LEARNING CHINESE MY WHOLE LIFE. And this dude's handwriting makes my handwriting look like a chicken scratch
Samee
Well that explains why my handwriting looks terrible when I write with a ballpoint pen, and why it feels so uncomfortable. I thought it was just because I'm not used to it but it turns out even people with a pretty handwriting have trouble making ballpoint pens work nicely.
After a while I switched to a mechanical pencil for quick notes and a cheap fountain pen for exams and for writing practice and it's been working great for me.
Aye, when writing hanzi with a BP pen, the most you can hope for is legibility. Aesthetics go out the window.
Me, I just use a pencil for basically everything.
我不知道你练了多久，如果不是从小就练习汉字的话，你的书写程度确实不错👍🏻
但是如果你是从小接受的汉字训练，我想说视频中很多字的结构以及笔画是不对的……
As a japanese learner it really helped me
Now I can write kanji characters and not get confused from a single stroke....hehe
Edit : Thank you btw
Really good video🤝. I like the fact that you give the tools to all the people who are in this process through your knowledge and experience. It's really great to have a good guide when we're learning something.
Grettings from Colombia 🇨🇴
I think the best pen for writing Chinese is... pencil, even in China children learn writing characters with pencils
Pencil is often too faint for those of us with less than perfect vision.
(Also, to me it looks childish, because when I went to school we were expected to use ink (but not those new-fangled Biro things) from an early age. By the time we were 11 pencils were only for diagrams and drawings. )
Using n (月 also indicate body )to expand into 朋 月 買胃肚肝脏 明用同 counter check with handphone keyboard as long 70% similar, software can give u answer.
For 女(girl), using ＜ ， フ to form 女，expend into 好(good),奶(milk),, 妹(sister), 姑娘 要
counter check with handphone keyboard as long 70% similar, software can give u answer
I would strongly suggest people at this stage of writing to NOT use fountain pens.
I can write calligraphy better than 90% of people (with FP and brush), and I assure you a painful and super steep learning curve ahead of you.
Most people of this generation use little writing instruments. Let's be fair, do you take notes by taking picture of teacher's writing, asking for photocopy of the notes, or write the entire notebook by hand (class after class for 12 years)? Do you go buy the best sports gear in the shop and start to practice their moves? Do you go grab the best electric guitar and start your Do Re Mi with it? Your muscle lack training. Period.
Weak muscle get tired fast, and leads to bad posture. You just ask for a lot of issues down the road. Do you assume adding more factors into the writing instrument helps learning? Fountain Pen requires the pen to be at "operating position" to function correctly. Learning the strokes, the line weights and steadiness thru a curve is already enough work. Cookies to those who wants more elements for error.
This advise if from one who can write with brush suspended, and has more than 10 fountain pens. I will share a milestone with you.... If you can write the Heart Sutra all the way, your muscle is enough for the next challenge. Get the muscle strength first. Good form comes with it effortlessly.
As for ABChinese, you can go straight to brush and FP, and discover the joy of both instruments.
If I were to write the character stroke by stroke like shown in the video...I guess I will finish my 6 years primary school in 12 years.
Also beautiful handwriting by the way. Congratulations. Any tips for the best pens for 行书？
I've grew up with ballpen, then suddenly i have to go out of my country for study, i ended up in china. at that time i had only one ballpen with me so i was forced to use gel pen which i don't like. suddenly i was introduced roller ballpen which was a mess for me. after few moth of practice i feel more comfortable with 0.5mm roller ballpen then those ballpen. but i still can't get how do you make those dynamic stroke, can you make a new video just on stroke using 0.5mm pilot rollerball pen.
With regard to pencils, a softer graphite will allow for more dynamic strokes and darker lines. The higher B value results in a pencil that writes smoother lines and needs less pressure.
For me the best pen for writing chinese is the so-called " 美工笔 "， but unfortunately I can not find this pen in my country.
I will start using Pencil from now. Gel pen while it is great usually expensive, some people might not afford those in my region.
So you can see how critical it is, here in Brazil you buy a regular pen, not a day goes by and it fails or the ink runs out.
haha if only I ever write chinese this good after my elementary years in China, all I remember was my messy speedy note taking handwriting afterwards
I was writing a page with a rollerball pen and I saw trough 5 pages so i think i am going to get a gel pen. Also where can I buy those exercise papers and are they good for Japanese aswel?
寫簡體中文肯定是寫不好的, 中文本身有自己的構造,, 正方形字體.. 如果故意減少筆畫是不可能平衡的. 因此今天北京的中國人沒有幾個寫字漂亮的. 中共當年爲了普及人們的閲讀能力將原本完整的中文字人爲簡化成爲現在的所謂漢字. 但實際上并沒有解決問題.
寫中文漂亮與否, 跟你用筆并沒有太大關係.. 關鍵在字體的架構和用筆的角度控制. 這跟寫英文的藝術字體一樣. 是需要練字的. 最好練習寫中文字的方法是學寫毛筆字.
建议回到象形字时代
繁体？一群异体字还有脸？通解字？
I'll get to it...after decades of learning tones and vocabulary.
I've been using 0.5mm gel pens, but I think 0.38mm had worked best for me because I tend to write on the small side. Writing anything large feels too clunky and ugly, personally. I've used 0.3mm before, but it's so fine/sharp that it actually felt like it was scoring through the paper while I was writing, and actually tore through the page when I tried to write over mistakes for corrections (frequent habit of mine).
Create own alphabetㄣ, or フ，L J to FORM 与与马写鸟与吗妈 勺 鸟乌鸦,呜. ㄣ denote bird leg, or horse, pen .counter check with handphone keyboard
If forget use voice input
Three fingers at the top
彡 to write 手丟拿看( see,original meaning look at sun) 拳( fist)
For animal claw is 爪，抓 (catch),
i recently started learning chinese and your channel is on my heavy rotation! i really needed this video since the calligraphy homework i had was pretty hard with the pen i was using. lol
I'll just skip to where they're basically doctor scribbles
I was wondering if chinese people can use other types of pen besides ballpoint in exams
Id watch a whole video of you writing in chinese characters.
damn i have to use ballpoint pens for my national exams
The words at the beginning of the video are better than many Chinese people
I personally use the 0.3 Sarasa Zebra Gel Ink pens, they also come in lots of pretty pastel colors for people like me who like to spice up their study notes with some colors and decoration.
Thanks for going so in deprg about the pro and cons for each and explaining exactly why some type of pens feel like they give you more control than others!
2:41 I use the sharpoe S gel pens and the sharpie felt tip. I love these pens.
What's the name of the pen
I would really make a case for fountain pens especially since the problems you stated for your rollerball pen section have far more to do with paper quality than any inherent property of the pen (America has the worst standard paper pretty much in existence.)
At the end of the day fountain pen ink comes in basically every imaginable colour and style and you can fine tune your nib over time if need be since most cheaper pens have replaceable nibs. Overall a cheap (but good) FP + good paper and ink will not only save you money in the long run of ink costs but also provide the most flexibility in terms of your personal preference in terms of pressure sensitivity, paper feel, and end result of your characters besides at around $10 for a good pen or $2 for disposable ones (that are easy to modify and make reusable) FPs aren't some exclusive luxury item and are 1000% worth the effort to learn to use
Do you have a recommendation? I didn’t include them because they’re not mainstream, but I do want to try them… and brushes too:)
@@ABChinese the pilot varsity is a really good disposable one although it can't be reused very effectively. Otherwise for non disposable the pilot metropolitan is the most often recommend since it's very robust but personally I use the tswibi eco which is a bit more expensive but easier to fill and maintain properly. Either uses japanese sizing so I'd look into what works best for you but a medium should be good for video purposes.
I would also recommend getting either Clairefontaine (rhodia) paper or tomoe river paper as they'll be able to handle the flow of brush pens, fountain pens, and rollerballs far better. They aren't too much more expensive than regular paper if you buy loose leaf bulk.
Thanks, I’ll look into it!
I’d be interested in an encore episode covering fountain pens and brush pens.
Yes fountain pen is what you will use if you go to calligraphy class in China. It’s no doubt the best for calligraphy as it’s really good at creating dynamic strokes.
Thanks for the pen review and looking forward to the specific writing utensils names video! :)
What about a fountain pen. Or a khat pencil
I think gel pen is best .ball point pen worst 😂
Lovely handwriting!
Agree I prefer 0.7 personally too
Majestic Handwriting
AYO IT’S 200 COMMENT
thank you for teaching us
god hes so fucking cute wtf
What about felt tips?
Pencils also have another obvious advantage, which is that you can erase them. For practicing, i wouldn't usually erase, and i would just try rewriting the character, but for normal writing, it does come helpful.
Very interesting video. Thanks for that. I am very jealous of your handwriting. I am left handed and have learned that it is very difficult to write acceptable Chinese characters with your left hand, no matter how hard you try, or whatever kind of writing tool you use.
I found the gel pen works best, just as you said, but it is still a far cry from your writing. But I will keep trying.
😞Unfortunately Chinese characters were designed for right handed writing, there’s no way around that
Oh... you should try and learn to write with your right hand... how much hard can it be to be able to write at least some strokes with your right hand...
This is the first time I feel really like I can write with my right hand
when i'm writing in my language, polish or english i prefer very thin pens, but with japanese or chinese it's sooooo hard to do it, it's often ugly and uncomfortable, but that's maybe because i'm not the best at writing :D
I always wondered… How can people read Chinese characters with such thin lines? I can’t see well enough to read 9 pt Chinese. Maybe the brain just guesses if you know the language well…?
so demanding 😂
I'm just using a 40 rupees fountainpen, which is like 50 cents USD😂 The dynamics are fantastic
And the ink bottle costs 20 cents for 60ml
Thank you for this amazing upload, I started mandarin since 2 months ago, I love the culture, food, language, writing and many more. I also got the blue Pilot G-2 have been using it for a year or so, really nice pen and great review as well, 谢谢你! 再见!👋
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You always make very great, very informative videos. Keep going!
My favorite is pencil, the old fashioned one. But the disadvantage is you have to sharpen all the time, so the pencil does not last long….
My favorite pen ran outta ink just now, so I was wondering if there was any videos on them best for Chinese characters! I'm learning Japanese right now and have been having a blast learning how to write Kanji. Thanks for the video! Def will be getting one of these.
學繁體中文吧
fountain pen? what about the fountain pen?
I didn’t think fountain pens were “mainstream” enough haha so I didn’t include it
@@ABChinese Oh. Really. :D