> If this really bothers you, use zhuyin, or double pinyin. Double pinyin is still pinyin. Zhuyin works, but I suppose, on reflection, I also want the benefit

> If this really bothers you, use zhuyin, or double pinyin. Double pinyin is still pinyin. Zhuyin works, but I suppose, on reflection, I also want the benefit of reinforcing my knowledge of how to write a character by hand. > There is always one canonical way (the "stroke order") of writing a character. I find it a little surprising that a hobbyist learner wouldn't already know this? How are you studying? I'm well aware; I was talking about in this input system. Ie, a given radical can be further decomposed into smaller radicals or individual strokes. If I input "stroke 1" + "stroke 2" instead of "radical comprising stroke 1 and stroke 2" is it meant to still work? (I discovered several situations where that wasn't the case, so another way of stating my question is: Is this intentional or a bug?).