83 - Is it necessary to learn the stroke order of Chinese characters?

Stroke order can feel difficult and pointless for beginners, but if you want to be able to write Chinese characters, it's important to get it right from the start. Instead of taking my word for it, let me explain why stroke order matters!  Link to article: Is it necessary to learn the stroke order of Chinese characters? https://www.hackingchinese.com/is-it-necessary-to-learn-the-stroke-order-of-chinese-characters/ #learnchinese #characters #strokeorder #hanzi Link to the first episode about difficult courses (#80 on the podcast): https://www.hackingchinese.com/is-taking-a-chinese-course-thats-too-hard-good-for-your-learning/ Is it necessary to learn to write Chinese characters by hand?  https://www.hackingchinese.com/is-it-necessary-to-learn-to-write-chinese-characters-by-hand/ All the resources you need to learn and teach Chinese stroke order: https://www.hackingchinese.com/everything-you-need-to-learn-chinese-stroke-order/ Skritter review: Boosting your Chinese character learning: https://www.hackingchinese.com/skritter-chinese-review-boosting-your-character-learning/ Listen to this and other episodes on your favourite podcasting platform, including Apple Podcasts, Breaker, Google Podcast, Overcast, Pocket Casts, RadioPublic, Spotify and YouTube: https://www.hackingchinese.com/podcast More information and inspiration about learning and teaching Chinese can be found over at https://www.hackingchinese.com Music: "Traxis 1 ~ F. Benjamin" by Traxis, 2020 - Licensed under Creative Commons Attribution (3.0)