LaoWai Writes

Perfect Chinese Handwriting for Any Occasion.

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January 12, 2026 Wrote a guide on Chinese Tattoo Fails (and how my tool prevents them)

Just published a new article on Medium about the hilarious (and tragic) mistakes people make with Chinese tattoos—like confusing "Cancer" (zodiac) with "Cancer" (disease).

This is actually a great use case for LaoWai Writes: verifying meanings and getting the correct stroke order before inking.

Check out the story here: https://medium.com/@479851349/thinking-of-getting-a-chinese-tattoo-3279a61d4016

Would love to hear your thoughts! ✒️

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December 30, 2025 Launched MVP: A Tool for Perfect Chinese Handwriting for Any Occasion

Just launched the MVP!

As a native speaker, I realized most apps just teach you to "draw" characters, not understand them.

I built this to solve the "context problem" (what to write) and the "stroke problem" (how to write).

It's free and built with Next.js. Feedback is very welcome! 👇 https://www.laowaiwrites.app

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    国人支持

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      谢谢支持!🤝

      Thanks a lot! Really appreciate it. Let me know if you have any feedback on the handwriting features!

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As a native Chinese speaker, I noticed a huge gap: learners often just "draw" characters like random pictures, missing the internal logic (the "Lego structure"). Also, while AI can translate text, it doesn't teach conte