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Copy-paste obviously makes things easier, but it should be noted that many translate tools let you draw characters these days, and many OCR services can read Ch

• sib 1y ago
  Not to be argumentative, but the chance of my correctly drawing "下单" and "返回" - especially using my finger on a phone screen - rounds to 0.
  • underlipton 1y ago
    It's definitely not the easiest thing, but I imagine that someone working with Chinese characters often would have learned enough about radicals and stroke order to do it in a pinch. The hardest part is memorizing the characters; the OCR in, say, Google Translate, is quite good at picking out what you meant.
    • 48terry 1y ago
      > It's definitely not the easiest thing If only there was an easier way to "select" a character on a website instead of having to effin' handwrite it out on a separate app.
      • underlipton 1y ago
        ...OCR, as I said. But handwriting skills and radical knowledge are nice to have in case those services go down or you're dealing with bad handwriting.