As dwg says, there is an optimisation of the grip for what is seen as good writing. The interesting part is that stroke count and order is important, sometimes

As dwg says, there is an optimisation of the grip for what is seen as good writing. The interesting part is that stroke count and order is important, sometimes more important than the exact resulting shapes. That puts an emphasis on how the letters are written, and changes the tradeoffs between precision and fluidity.