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www.tctype.com — After a long delay, we have completed issue #9. Seeing as it is a lucky number, we probably should have gone with a nine dragon theme for the cover, but we elected to use an image of the pagodas of Guilin. Perhaps we’ll save the dragons for the new year and our 10th issue.

chinesehacks.com — Popup Chinese released a free iPhone app for practicing writing Chinese on your iPhone. A simple app with some great potential, the app features three modes: Tutorial, Simplified Practice, and Traditional Practice...

www.lostlaowai.com — If you ask me for a “beizi” and there is a cup 杯子 bēizi and a blanket 被子 bèizi on the table, I won’t know which one to give you. When I’m sick, I ask my friends to bring me soup 汤 tāng, but they always bring me candy 糖 táng instead and then tell me I should eat something healthier.