Get daily Chinese handwriting practice with Google Pinyin IME on Android

Handwriting 修

Install Google Pinyin IME on your Android phone to get daily Chinese handwriting practice. It’s a bit slower than pinyin input, but you’ll remember the hanzi. → Read more

Use pinyin from Google Translate to practice writing Chinese characters

Practice writing Chinese characters with Google Translate's pinyin generator

If you need another way to practice writing Chinese characters, give Google Translate’s pinyin-generation feature a try. It’s a nice way to practice hanzi. → Read more

Google suggest: “Chinese people eating babies”

Google suggest: "Chinese people eating babies" screen capture

If you type the word “Chinese” into Google, it immediately suggests the search term “Chinese people eating babies”. This has to be changed. → Read more

New site design (July 2012)

East Asia Student new site design July 2012

After completely wiping out the design settings for East Asia Student, I’ve set it up afresh. It’s cleaner, fresher and more minimalistic. → Read more

The weirdest search terms that bring people to East Asia Student

Skritler!

A run-down of the most bizarre Web search terms that bring people to East Asia Student, and my attempt to better address these queries. → Read more

How to tell the difference between Chinese, Japanese and Korean

How to tell the difference between Chinese, Japanese and Korean

So a lot of people seem to be searching for “Chinese Japanese Korean difference”. Here’s a nice little guide to help them solve their problems. → Read more

Chinese Ngrams on Google Labs

'亚洲' vs '东亚' Ngram

Looking at Chinese ngrams with Google Labs’ historical vocabulary tracker. Includes English words on China, and Chinese words over time. → Read more