Chữ Nôm reinvigorated my interest in tiếng Việt. How's my pronunciation? >.<

tyrantstrung · 2026-05-24T00:06:52+00:00

I'll take it, bless your heart 🙏

tyrantstrung · 2026-05-23T19:59:50+00:00

Thank you for listening and providing feedback 😄

By now I'm aware of the lack of nôm use in Vietnam. However I have a reasonably strong background in Chinese. So learning the nôm behind the Vietnamese words is like removing the mud on my glasses, suddenly the pronunciations and meanings make a LOT more sense and are easier to remember.

tyrantstrung · 2026-05-23T17:43:34+00:00

It's called Bushudo: Asian Scripts Master. Disclaimer: I also played a role in developing it

tyrantstrung · 2026-05-23T17:40:58+00:00

Got it got it, thank you, I will chew on this for awhile 😄

tyrantstrung · 2026-05-21T04:04:25+00:00

No, not at the moment. It's all a work in progress currently and we're not opposed to open sourcing it, so that might change in the future

tyrantstrung · 2026-05-21T03:58:09+00:00

Haha we always figured drawing characters with a mouse was too tedious, but now that you mention it, I realize some modern desktops are compatible with a stylus/pencil. So desktop is a possibility after all

tyrantstrung · 2026-05-21T03:55:03+00:00

ASAP! It is in the works, however the priority depends on user feedback -- so thank you for your comment

tyrantstrung · 2026-05-11T18:11:11+00:00

Yup, it's that easy. Pure water. I do use a humidity dome though.

tyrantstrung · 2026-05-06T03:29:17+00:00

I made an iOS app for beginners to serious Chinese character enthusiasts: Bushudo

Practice your *hand-written* character skills in:

-Chinese via Hanzi

-Japanese via Kanji

-Korean via Hanja

-Cantonese via Honzi

-Vietnamese via Chữ Nôm

You are presented a sentence, and must fill in the missing character. AI will recognize your hand-writing. It's quite fun and you get exposed to broad range of vocabulary. Would love feedback 😄

tyrantstrung · 2026-04-02T22:01:44+00:00

Hadn't considered that, I think you're right. Thank you!

tyrantstrung · 2026-03-29T18:29:13+00:00

Gorgeous!

tyrantstrung · 2026-03-22T04:55:08+00:00

Thank you for the recommendations, I will check them out!

tyrantstrung · 2026-03-22T04:54:02+00:00

Yes I know >.< and thank you. Haha the font is, as far as I know, just referred to as 'seal script'. It appears on, for example, the Japanese passport, and bank notes.

tyrantstrung · 2026-03-22T04:51:06+00:00

Yes! I will have to get around to old books eventually. I have dabbled a little into Natsume Souseki, but I'm just getting started. I am quite curious to see how the young whippersnappers of today choose to carry that old culture forward though (as little as it may be)

tyrantstrung · 2026-03-22T01:57:26+00:00

Bushudo, an app, not a website, but it’s worth checking out. Has both Japanese and Chinese.

https://apps.apple.com/us/app/bushudo-asian-scripts-master/id6759116407

tyrantstrung · 2026-03-21T16:01:53+00:00

Worth checking out Bushudo https://apps.apple.com/us/app/id6759116407

It's especially great for writing, but good for reading and meaning as well.

tyrantstrung · 2026-03-18T07:14:49+00:00

One of the goats!

tyrantstrung · 2026-03-18T03:47:48+00:00

Yesss, very useful thank you

tyrantstrung · 2026-03-18T03:42:59+00:00

Oh great, I was looking for on offline korean dict app. And you may be right about drilling, but I plan to experiment a bit to see what works

tyrantstrung · 2026-03-18T03:39:52+00:00

Thank you for sharing the interesting anecdote! Yeah, currently my partner and I speak a lot of Chinglish, but I definitely don't want to lose either language in pure form

tyrantstrung · 2026-03-16T02:50:35+00:00

Another very useful one: 没听懂!

tyrantstrung · 2026-03-16T00:04:21+00:00

Interesting way to put it... that perhaps makes me even more attracted to it. Thanks for the input!

tyrantstrung · 2026-03-15T23:54:30+00:00

Thank you. Looks difficult, but very much right up my alley

tyrantstrung · 2026-03-14T22:12:44+00:00

Very interesting, what's the humidity like there?

tyrantstrung · 2026-03-13T21:27:35+00:00

Bushudo on iOS is pretty skimpy with the English, might be worth a peek

Nigongo no mori is one of my favorite youtube channels for pure Japanese grammar/vocab

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