This article was originally written in Traditional Chinese. The English translation is provided for reference only.
上一期小編介紹了三個幫助小朋友認字的小妙招，這一期我們增加一點難度，來看看有哪些方法能夠幫助孩子加強繁體字的書寫。Last time we shared three tricks for helping young children recognise characters. This time we raise the difficulty a little and look at ways to strengthen their handwriting of Traditional characters.
漢字書寫不易，尤其是對新來港的小朋友來説，寫繁體字難上加難。既有趣，又高效的寫字遊戲就成了很多老師和家長的首選。Writing Chinese characters is hard work, and for children newly arrived in Hong Kong the Traditional forms are harder still. Writing games that are enjoyable and effective at the same time are therefore many teachers' and parents' first choice.
遊戲一：會消失的字Game One: The Disappearing Character
材料：紙、水You will need: paper and water.
步驟：孩子用手指沾水，把學過的字在紙上寫下來，家長猜是甚麼字。水一乾，字就會消失，家長可以假裝不認識，等字快消失了讓孩子再寫一次繼續猜。反覆幾次，練習孩子的書寫筆劃和對漢字的熟悉程度。How to play: the child dips a finger in water and writes a character they have already learned on the paper, and the parent guesses what it is. The moment the water dries, the character vanishes. The parent can pretend not to recognise it and, just as it is fading, ask the child to write it once more for another guess. Repeat several times: it gives the child practice in stroke formation and builds familiarity with the character.
遊戲二：會隱身的字Game Two: The Invisible Character
材料：白紙、白色蠟筆、水彩筆You will need: white paper, a white crayon and watercolour pens.
步驟：孩子用白色蠟筆寫字，家長猜是甚麼字。家長同樣可以假裝猜不到，讓孩子用水彩筆在紙上均勻塗抹，白色字現身，公佈答案。同理，通過反覆書寫同一個漢字，加強記憶。How to play: the child writes a character with the white crayon and the parent guesses what it is. Again the parent can pretend to be stumped, at which point the child colours evenly over the paper with the watercolour pens — the white character appears, and the answer is revealed. As before, it is writing the same character over and over that fixes it in the memory.
遊戲三：會游泳的字Game Three: The Swimming Character
材料：白色盤子、深色馬克筆、水You will need: a white plate, a dark marker pen and water.
步驟：孩子用馬克筆在盤子上寫字，再慢慢從邊緣往盤子裏加水，字就會在水中漂浮起來。注意加水一定要慢，筆劃少的字更容易成功。在遊戲過程中，由孩子負責寫字，家長負責加水。最好一次寫對，可增強孩子寫字的準確度。How to play: the child writes a character on the plate with the marker pen, then water is poured in slowly from the rim — the character lifts away and floats on the surface. Pour slowly; characters with fewer strokes are more likely to work. During the game the child does the writing and the parent does the pouring. Because it is best to get the character right first time, the game also sharpens accuracy.
怎麼樣？是不是既有趣又容易操作？現在就試一試吧！孩子有興趣，願意寫，還怕學不會嗎？Fun, and easy to set up — why not try one today? Once a child is interested and willing to pick up the pen, there is little danger of them failing to learn.
小編的話A Note from the Editor
認好字、寫好字，是學習中文的基本功，孩子從小對學習漢字充滿興趣，這對將來的中文學習大有好處。希望小編總結的小遊戲能夠讓孩子喜歡中文、愛上中文！Reading characters well and writing them well are the groundwork of learning Chinese, and a child who takes real pleasure in characters from an early age has a great advantage in the years of Chinese study ahead. We hope these little games help your child enjoy Chinese — and come to love it.
