I have decided to undertake a mammoth task of explaining the etymology of Chinese characters of the 常用漢字 (じょうようかんじ, i.e. 2136 kanji in common, everyday, use). Below is a link to my first post. Would love to hear opinons, sugestons, rants and thoughts.
I will go with the Japanese grade kanji order, so I do not lose the track, and if I went according to one of my dictionaries, I may not be finished till my late 90's.
I will be also explaining the differences between 活字 (かつじ, i.e. printed/computer font) and hand-written form. This should not only benefit those who want to learn how to write properly with a pen or pencil, but perhaps it will also save some unwanted tattoo enthusiasts from a nasty shock.
First one is kanji 一 (いち, i.e. one).
Kanji: 一 | Beyond Calligraphy
Cheers.
p.s. the text was not loked at by our editor yet (he is alseep lol), so I hope you will not mind my Polinglish.