It's Super good for Chinese..
Got it at the 文具店 (stationary store) today,
Specs:¥3.50 Yuan or $0.55 USD
Gel pen
1.0 mm thick
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Geeky stuff below, just don't read it if you're not into writing..Special Ability of Pen: Makes very thin lines and very thick ones, for more "Dramatic" feels
Writing smoothness: Very slightly Scratchy (this is good, because it gives you tight control)
Flow: This is why I think this pen is exceptional, The ink-flow-rate is very smooth and continuous, the gel just explodes out of the tip.. Very wet..
_____ I've used other 1.0mm Gel pens before, BAD flow..
________The Japanese 1.0mm Gels I've used were also very smooth, probably because Japan companies pride themselves on Precision Machinery,
_______________However I believe smoothness is often in conflict with control, So if you're writing 楷书 (standard script), smooth pens don't produce the start / stop stroke-styles as effortlessly or as reliably..
____________________Smooth pens are more suited for 草书 Grass-Style (erratic-cursive) or 行书 Path-style (semi-cursive)
________________________To clarify, the
Flow-of-Ink is smooth, but the
Tip-to-Paper feel is (slightly scratchy)
FOTOS: Please excuse my rusty Chinese writing, Have not had to write in a while..
I used flash, so you can see the deep grooves made by the pen tip, and that the line weight can be varied widely with pressing force.. (Zoom in)
I believe this brand, 晨光 M&G （Chen Guang) is the largest budget brand of pens around China these days, I tried a bunch of their other pens, [sux0rz].. but this one is a fantastic exception.
